appease
Example Sentences
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An attempt by aviation industry body Iata to defuse the situation - by stressing that its member airlines were keen to restore operations - failed to appease the Venezuelan government.
From BBC
Faculty are then pressured to appease students rather than uphold standards.
With 72 of Michigan’s 83 counties voting Republican in the last presidential election, many sheriffs will have to choose between following the law or appeasing constituents.
From Seattle Times
County leaders hope the plan voted on Tuesday will appease state regulators and prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times
It also gave examples of management team members acting inappropriately and disrespectfully towards other staff, and when they raised legitimate questions, they were appeased with aggressive and confrontational behaviour from management team members.
From BBC
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