mollify
Example Sentences
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The government tried to mollify protesters by introducing a monthly cash subsidy of 10 million rials per person—about $7, though it goes further in Iran—and vowing to crack down on price gougers.
X in June sought to mollify the EU by adding a disclaimer to the checkmark.
From Barron's
“Nvidia will likely exceed earnings expectations but the question is whether investors will be mollified or not,” she added.
From Barron's
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.
A cut is widely expected later this month – but is highly unlikely to be large enough to mollify the president.
From BBC
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