quelled
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The selloff was only quelled by the launch of a new emergency bond-buying program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Stocks did get a boost Thursday, after another blowout quarter from Nvidia quelled concern about cooling demand for AI chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It quelled pressure from some of his unionist rivals and, as a political strategy to buy time, it paid off.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
A few of the Gaelic ones revolted, who were quelled later, but in the main the people of England and the partisans like Robin were glad to settle down.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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