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Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

She calls the new law "just a rough move to placate people", and has "no idea why schools don't just sell iron-on branded badges".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

But it will have its work cut out to placate the mercurial Republican.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

The network also will have to placate advertisers who had bought time during “The Bachelorette,” which hasn’t had a new season since 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

To placate Lydia, she agreed to ask Dickie’s family for a meeting, banking on the fact that Dickie’s son, Jimmy, would refuse.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

“Symbolic progress placates people who are pushing for change, and it also invites backlash from those who want to maintain the status quo,” said Dr. Deo, of Southwestern Law School.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2021

To conceal this, Spotify placates us by telling us that we’re superior in some way because of it.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2020

It’s a position that by now must feel familiar to Melania Trump — her husband provokes while she placates.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2018

It reassures the people who count on us that we're back on the straight and narrow, it placates the wronged party, and, ideally, it leads to self-reflection and improved behavior.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 2017

It does not mean that in any mere outward and formal fashion Christ pleads with God, and softens and placates the Infinite and Eternal love of the Father in the heavens.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Alexander Maclaren

A separate message from a city official appeared to suggest that demonstrators could be placated with a new casual dining spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Those most concerned about Medicaid were placated earlier in the day to at least go along with this step.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

At least some openly gay Republicans appear to have been placated.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024

Eventually, she said, she placated Mr. Majors, saying she would try to do better, and he left.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The small concession placated the demonstrators outside the courthouse and they agreed to leave, defusing the situation, at least for a while.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Soundly beating earnings expectations isn’t placating investors skeptical of the durability of the frenzied AI data center buildout, which is driving these outsize earnings reports.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Neither satisfying the public’s prurient curiosity, nor allowing Epstein conspiracy theorists to second-guess prosecutorial judgment, nor placating a president’s political base is a valid reason to break the normal rule.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

“I don’t want him to suffer for the sake of placating other people,” said Mays’ daughter Jennifer Nutt, 47, of Merced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

With Carol, we saw that evolution from a placating wife and grieving mother into someone acutely aware of how strangers see her, and the ways that she can use their assumptions to her advantage.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024

But the professor holds his hands out in a placating gesture.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland