quelled

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The filing also alleges that video shows Seitz crossed the street after the altercation had initially been quelled, and ran to confront Hernandez and Austin a second time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

Mama’s low voice floated across the phone line and quickly quelled my shaking hand.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie