appease
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But he knows he will need more than words to appease supporters who have turned on him this season.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
But you have to do a little more than that to appease the people of Tree Town.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
So, when Chinese immigrants moved to Boston, they adapted their food to appease the population.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
The office of France's ecology minister Monique Barbut had said the Group of Seven would focus on "less contentious issues" to appease its largest and most powerful member, drawing criticism from activists.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The first resolution was designed to appease the Deep South by confirming that the Constitution prohibited any federal legislation limiting or ending the slave trade until 1808.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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