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His top priority since taking power has been to unite a bitterly divided Syria, and pacify external relations with its neighbours, while he cements his power and control.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025

We are easier to marginalize and to pacify if we fold ourselves into such tiny boxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024

The industry has previously tried to pacify the public and regulators with promises that never materialized, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

A Kenyan court blocked a U.N.-backed plan to deploy the country’s officers to help pacify violence on Haiti’s streets.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

That sleeping on it would help pacify everyone’s big feelings about whatever it was that happened tonight.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“People are saying, ‘Let’s give our peculiar new king a chance,’ while the prospect of an election pacifies a lot of the frustration and rage that people would otherwise feel.”

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

“The best that can be expected under the circumstances,” with a wan smile, should suffice, as it pacifies the audience without exaggerating the truth.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2021

Nov. 8 is his “Groundhog Day,” on endless repeat, in a way that pleases and pacifies him.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2017

“Is it really something that pacifies? Or is it something that drives apart?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2016

And truly this is that sacrifice, which being offered without spot to God, pacifies all, ver.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

“It will see that the members of the crowd listening to Griffin were calmed and pacified compared to protesters around them.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022

Was it a barely pacified, muddy hut-filled foggy rock on the edge of the known world or a fully paid-up member of the imperial fan club?

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2021

“Can’t you see I’m a paying you a compliment, you gosling?” she said, and Lyra was pacified, though she didn’t understand.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

If the Fed is otherwise confident in its bank-liquidity regulations, there’s no obvious reason pacifying the overnight lending market should be a policy concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

“The myth of Batman is dangerous, especially for Harfuch. Making him a myth imposes on him the responsibility of pacifying the country. But, as we all know, Omar can’t defeat organized crime by himself.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

"The coalition has done a tremendous job in pacifying potential distrust in the government," said Abbas.

From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2022

Gradually, Chen’s measures succeeded in pacifying the unrest.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

I called out pacifying words; I entreated; I finally surrendered.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole