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soothe

[sooth] / suð /


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Nvidia's report helped soothe some of those fears, with CEO Jensen Huang saying: "The AI infrastructure buildout is at full steam."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The Financial Times has focused on an upcoming speech from US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh, where he is expected to attempt to "soothe investors' nerves" as signs of economic strain mount.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

When he was in a Montessori school, the teachers discovered that reading would soothe Jeselnik.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Anyway, choiceless, she went, leaving husband, sister, Rose Dear and May behind, and if she worried, the blond baby helped soothe her, and kept her entertained for eighteen years, until he left home.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

The “falling backwards” Daphne experiences in Eddie’s company — traversing time — soothes, softens and delights her.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

"The ceasefire definitely soothes our nerves, hoping it stays this way. The crew is finally taking a breather," an off-duty captain of a ship, whose crew is stranded off Qatar, told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

When it is coded simply as generalized anxiety or OCD, patients often receive reassurance or validation that briefly soothes them but ultimately reinforces the fixation.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Even when that order is part of America itself, individual heroism soothes the audience with the promise that the world’s wrongs can be righted with enough derring-do.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2024

"The only thing that soothes the horrendous pain is listening to music."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

U.S. stock futures were in the green and 10-year Treasury yields fell back below 5% in early European trade, as lower oil prices soothed sentiment after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But there was a roughly 38% chance of a hike — up from closer to 13% a week ago, when cooler inflation data for June soothed worries over rate increases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Maybe having some allies in that moment soothed him.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

But when she thinks about his life as a whole, it seems to her “that God himself had gently laid him to sleep, having first comforted and soothed him.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In another 2013 study, Swedish researchers found that singing has a biologically soothing effect, especially on cardiovascular function.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips described Don as "unique", adding he was "a wonderfully engaging broadcaster with a soothing, calm presence who has inspired so many".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

At midnight, musician Melanie Cebula played her tune “Purr-fect Lullaby,” tapping on her steel hand pan as soothing notes filled the dark room.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

At the bottom of the stairs I hear a sound—a soothing horn sound echoing off the station walls.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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