quelled

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It was after the screening, during an open Q&A, when Mojica’s mother quelled the artist’s fears in one fell swoop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Since the protests were quelled through force and mass arrests, some Iranian women have continued to defy the rules.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

The 70-year-old chancellor also seems to have quelled a revolt by younger deputies from his own Christian Democratic Union demanding cost-cutting pension reform.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

They were very clear on what their expectation was and what they wanted to accomplish, so that has quelled some of the nervousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Giggling was a form of mutiny to the nun and she quelled it with a wintery narrowing of her eyes.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy