as in to ingratiate
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Critics have said, however, that the mayor may have attempted to ingratiate himself with Trump for assistance in the case, potentially even a pardon.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025 -
View Comments Tech leaders have worked – and paid – to ingratiate themselves with the Trump administration, hoping to curry favor even if their relationships were more combative in his first term.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Instead of addressing the behavior with a firm but understanding approach, the parent might offer a toy or candy to placate the child.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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This also placates the views of many White evangelicals, 68% of whom largely deny that climate change is tied to human activity.—
Annie Laurie Gaylor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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English had bogeys on two of his first five holes, steadied himself with a birdie on the par-5 sixth hole, then contented himself with 12 straight pars the remainder of the round.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Having wised up to the idea that there could be more to life than daily quotas and waffle parties, the innies cannot content themselves with a return to the status quo.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan. 2025
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Evidence showed that ComEd scrambled to give a job to Kathy Laski, purportedly to appease Madigan and McClain.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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The conversation will continue to as NASCAR seeks the best way to appease those involved.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Since 1979, the United States has sought to contain or propitiate the regime in Tehran.—
Danielle Pletka,
National Review,
6 Nov. 2023
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Both the sirens and Proteus know much, if not all, that has happened upon the face of the earth, but whereas the sirens sing their song unbidden while taking the hearer’s life in return, Proteus under compulsion tells the hearer the proper animal sacrifice to offer to propitiate the gods.—
Marina Warner,
The New York Review of Books,
27 May 2021
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The cooked mirepoix gets blitzed with chicken broth, but once it’s added back to the pot, the soup turns into a creamy, comforting dish, without a carrot or celery chunk in sight.—
Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel,
Bon Appétit,
12 Feb. 2025
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These cookies provide comforting peanut butter and chocolate flavors and are easy to make in big batches. 3.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2025
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Quan, now 53, also recalls Ford consoling him while filming that frightening sequence, which sees Ford's titular explorer and Quan's sidekick character, Short Round, chart an escape from the Temple of Doom.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The game follows four protagonists including Captain America and Black Panther, with some shockingly awe-inspiring visuals pushing the current generation consoles hard.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the runup to Oct. 7, 2023, UNIFIL once again proved incapable of delivering on its mission to disarm Hezbollah and keep the border quiet.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Use the Mode button to arm and disarm motion detection and create detection schedules.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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