becalmed
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While Markram shared a stand of 66 in 19.4 overs with David Bedingham the pitch appeared becalmed, but by the close even Renshaw was finding extravagant turn.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
But it’s Mollie’s visage, radiant and eerily becalmed even when she’s bedridden, that keeps drawing your gaze; she’s the faint-flickering beam of light in a story of near-impenetrable darkness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
“We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Plainly they considered the becalmed ship all her doing.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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