mollified

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“Nvidia will likely exceed earnings expectations but the question is whether investors will be mollified or not,” she added.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Investors took fright that the deficit will spiral out of control and were mollified somewhat Friday morning when Britain’s Treasury leaked that rosier economic forecasts might leave her with a smaller budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He ideally would like to bring Western nations along, yet they believe his hunger for peace outweighs his wish to ensure European leaders are mollified.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Nor is he mollified by the idea of moving everyone to a nearby lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou