calm
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He cuts a calm individual in interviews, but morphs into a rampaging figure on the training pitches, even physically moving his coaches to demonstrate the intensity he is after.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Treasury yields rose ahead of Friday’s U.S. payrolls report, as job-cut plans remained calm in July alongside low weekly jobless-claims figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two tourists with arm injuries burst in within minutes of one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The florist said she tried to appear calm but was "absolutely petrified" at the situation.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Struggling for calm, Torak forced himself to study the trail.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Nasdaq futures led major U.S. indexes amid calmer premarket trade in artificial-intelligence-related stocks after recent volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“The center of social gravity has moved from the nightclub to the workout, the class and the calmer room.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ciaran Martin, former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, offered a calmer view.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"It's more convenient for me and I feel calmer at home."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Tūtū perches on the edge of my bed with the ‘umeke in her lap. She seems calmer now that she’s holding it. “Why you went get this out?”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
With its tiny boundaries, flat batting track and steep stands packed with supporters in Indian blue, the Wankhede is a place that can send the calmest minds into a spin.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
But the abrupt end of the calmest stretch in years rattled traders and left many betting that the swings will continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Tesla is a silly company in stock market terms, even in the calmest of times.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
Suddenly, he was the calmest player on the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
“You are all safe now,” said Roz in her calmest voice.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
He even calms people that think they don’t like dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“When everything calms down and slows down a little bit, I need to get my hearing checked out,” Ganfield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"It calms me down a lot and helps me to relax a little," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Banks and fund managers are writing big checks for now, but many are worried about how the complicated deals being signed today will perform when the AI frenzy calms down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Her body heat warms me, calms my shivering.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“As soon as Friday evening rolled around, the fighting picked up, but by Sunday night and futures opening, things had calmed down.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We need to be more decisive; the win has calmed the nerves we’ve had over the last few days,” Mexico defender Israel Reyes said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
With the Group of Seven summit under way, the president has calmed financial markets, talked down the oil price and given the leaders of allied countries reason to hope for a quick peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
"We now struggle to cross from one bank to another... People are now crossing by boat, but it is also dangerous as long as the water has not calmed down," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Now having calmed down a bit, I get a better look at her.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
By calming excessive smooth muscle activity, it could potentially help people with diarrhea-predominant IBD.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
She said she would be working on calming her pre-match nerves as much as improving her swing.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
These asymmetric assemblages, however, don’t feel precarious, but rather safely grounded, their rounded curves giving them a calming maternal presence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Upon calming the woman, he spotted a man whose leg had been cut by glass.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It’s calming to read about Egypt and then to draw up your own plan for a pyramid just because you feel like it.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
