placate
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He managed to placate the bank when it occasionally raised concerns about financial figures that just didn’t make sense—including how his feed costs were wildly out of tune with the number of animals he claimed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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
Europe has tried to placate President Trump in his second term as best they can.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
He complained about seniority, but my sales record made them placate him some other way.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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