placate
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But the White House secured a clarification from the Chinese that seemed to placate Trump.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
In that Peacock series, Elizabeth Banks’ Lindy Littlejohn is a best-selling author tired of diminishing her well-earned reputation to placate her husband, a bumbling scientist.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
I’m sure that explanation will placate the Philly faithful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
That code was broken this weekend after the government announced it would release "a large number" of prisoners in an apparent gesture to placate Washington.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
On the morning the Romans were scheduled to leave, Piper was sitting on the pier at the canoe lake, trying to placate the naiads.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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