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Noun
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Hard Rock Northern Indiana saw a decrease in earnings with about $38.5 million reported for March 2025 compared to $42.6 million reported in March 2024.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025 -
The annual point-in-time count, which was publicly released Tuesday, saw decreases in shelters and on sidewalks.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The search is on for additional approaches that will offer a deep mitigation of plastic without positioning the oil and gas industry at the heart of the solution.—
Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
22 May 2025
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Such mitigation efforts, while part of the solution, will fail to protect properties from the several feet high storm surges that a hurricane can generate.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Nixon’s resignation, in 1974, must have come as something of a relief.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Walters moved from the rotation to the bullpen midseason and excelled in the closer role, logging eight saves in 11 relief appearances.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
Noun
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This is also called emotional appeasement — using affection to avoid emotional responsibility.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Against this backdrop, Moscow may be tempted to scare Europe into submission, and some Europeans might choose appeasement rather than risk Russia’s wrath.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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“Assuagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuagement. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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