pacified
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There is no sentient actor lurking in the weights to be reasoned with, feared or pacified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
This is a man who has pacified a team who seemed to be at war with itself once.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
The companies pacified the recruits with niceties onshore and offshore.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
“Can’t you see I’m a paying you a compliment, you gosling?” she said, and Lyra was pacified, though she didn’t understand.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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