sedate
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Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
In the low-key and sedate drama “Midwinter Break,” a married couple who have been together a very long time treat each other with nothing but love, tenderness and respect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
At that precise moment, if the order came to sedate, he wasn’t sure if he would, or could.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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