as in to ingratiate
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And what Epstein’s ability to ingratiate himself with them reveals about how science research is funded.—
Darian Woods,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026 -
War Machine makes 81’s reluctance to give pep talks, or even try to ingratiate himself with his comrades-in-arms, the subject of one of its very few overt jokes.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shadowbox has been pitching its mammoth spaces to everyone from indie filmmakers to content creators and esports organizers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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For now, scientists will have to content themselves with a treasure chest of data from an extremely rare glimpse of a distant star system.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 Mar. 2026
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The offer will likely to do little to placate those in the Cuban American community advocating for greater political freedoms, a full economic opening and the return of property seized from exiles.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The delay prompted charges that Weiss was trying to placate the White House, which CBS denied.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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While the university officials pointed to finances and low student demand, some professors view the move as a part of a broader effort to appease conservative priorities for higher education, even though the private school operates outside state oversight.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Both agencies appeased a murderer.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Wearing her signature pink headband, the popular children’s entertainer leaned toward the screen, trying to comfort the boy.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even Arizona fans, comforted by a big lead, clapped.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The close-ups of the fans who did stay in pain, looking away in disgust and consoling one another, were powerful.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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In both cases Jesse took the time to call our parents to console them and to send them flowers.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, such an action risks preventing favorable conditions for a historic dialogue between the governments of the two countries, which are both united by a desire to disarm Hezbollah and strengthen Lebanon’s state capacities.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Since then, Theroux’s body of work has gained a wider, younger audience who appreciate him as a uniquely empathetic interviewer capable of disarming subjects who others can’t crack.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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