- present participle of calm.
calming
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The next challenge is determining whether calming these cells can deliver similar benefits in people, potentially improving sleep, cognition and quality of life long before the most severe symptoms of Alzheimer's develop.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Jim Rigby, who baptized Talarico and married his parents, remembers the youngster as a "calming presence."
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Yields have kept climbing despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s surprise announcement in August of a series of increased buybacks of long-dated Treasurys through early November, which was aimed at calming the market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
But his house in Malibu, Calif., he said, has been a calming force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Simon also proved to have a knack for calming a squalling infant, so he was quickly put to work.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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