calm down
Example Sentences
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Some businesses are holding their ground, partly on the belief that external price shocks will calm down sooner rather than later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni, who had attempted to calm down the situation, appeared to play down the incidents in his post-match interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The benign way for such convergence would be for Nasdaq-100 stocks to calm down, allowing VXN to slide back towards VIX.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Oropeza says she feels "a little relieved" after a session with a psychologist from Première Urgence, who advised her, among other things, to "breathe deeply, calm down, reflect, pray, cry."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then I realized I was being ridiculous, so I took a few breaths and tried to calm down.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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