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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 -
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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The number of mid-level touring artists dropped from 19% to 12% recently, while even superstars saw their share decrease from 44% to 36%.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 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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“Mollification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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