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assuage

[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh] / əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ /


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But that's unlikely to assuage the concerns of those who say the government has to be bolder to tackle an ever-increasing welfare bill.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

This year, the semi-finals will be decided by public vote and also by professional juries, back for the first time since Turin 2022, in a bid to assuage fears over televote manipulation.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Lee said staff came in on Saturday to help assuage residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” Roy M. Cohn, trying to assuage an angry client he can’t get off the phone, offers theater tickets to a show he knows that this annoying rube will like.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Perhaps, she said, there is something else she can tell you to assuage your curiosity.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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