pacify
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We are easier to marginalize and to pacify if we fold ourselves into such tiny boxes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024
It starts with Lamar rapping quickly but calmly over a smooth-jazz backdrop, taunting, “I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em.”
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
In one attempt to pacify their frustrations, Mr Biden's campaign staff attempted to organise an in-person meeting with Arab-American leaders in January, a request denied by Dearborn's mayor.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
The industry has previously tried to pacify the public and regulators with promises that never materialized, he said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
“If you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. But don’t fabricate some story out of a misguided desire to pacify or impress me.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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