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mollify

[mol-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /


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They have every reason to mollify the Hollywood crowd to extract full value from their merged empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe someone down at the petrol station, to which William keeps sneaking to mollify his insatiable chocolate addiction and where local people do unspeakable things with the gas pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal

No 10's attempts to mollify backbenchers will continue in the coming days, with the 37 Scottish Labour MPs getting particular close attention.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

X in June sought to mollify the EU by adding a disclaimer to the checkmark.

From Barron's