appeasement

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Recent Examples of appeasement The Democratic policy of appeasement is an utter failure. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026 On March 15, 1939, Adolf Hitler moved Nazi troops into Czechoslovakia, annexing the country and ending the practice of appeasement. Kate Perez, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026 Chamberlain had a long career in public service, but his name will forever be tarnished in the annals of history and remembered for one thing — appeasement. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026 The lesson of history is that appeasement and hope are not a strategy against a bloodthirsty tyrant. U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appeasement
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Noun
  • As the integration of on-chain assets and GenAI continues to move the needle in public markets the fact remains that standards, safeguard, and mitigation best practices are a patchwork affair at best.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The unit has implemented mitigation measures to isolate and treat symptomatic trainees, according to the Air Force spokesperson, and is monitoring trainees who may have been exposed.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • In a recent joint conversation with CBS This Morning, Usha told reporter Robert Costa about her husband’s skill for conciliation.
    Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
  • The hospital said the EEOC did not approach conciliation in good faith and demanded excessive financial penalties, according to the September response for Kotan’s case.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While beneficial, moderation is crucial; excessive or improper training risks injury and body imbalances.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • But the Iranian figure at the center of the deal is not a diplomat known for moderation.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, Daemon’s hired assassins killed Aegon’s young son Jaehaerys instead so any real possibility for a family reconciliation was lost.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Enhanced bank feed tools make account reconciliation more efficient, while customizable reports help owners better understand cash flow, expenses, and revenue trends.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Even when those withdrawals are planned, seeing balances decrease can feel unsettling.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There are contact tracing efforts in place, but Congo reported a decrease in reporting coverage last week due to the expansion of the outbreak into new areas, and to community resistance.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Of course, all of this convenient acquiescence will sound familiar in the United States, where our own Congress and Department of Justice have been nothing if not servile to a brazenly corrupt executive.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • Writing in the early 1890s, Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Chinese diplomats and the foreign ministry say that their outreach in the region is aimed at building friendship and assisting countries with poverty alleviation, agricultural and economic development, and law and order.
    Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.
    Patrick Smith, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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