placating

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Disney may end up placating investors by emulating NBCUniversal owner Comcast, which jettisoned its struggling cable assets by spinning out Versant.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In the hope, amongst other things, of somewhat placating President Trump.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

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

Rachel laid a placating hand on her husband’s sleeve.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare