as in to ingratiate
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Unlike the original, Ludwig Kaiser is fluent in Spanish and used this to ingratiate himself into the culture of Lucha Libre.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026 -
Dominguez never managed to ingratiate himself with the players and Lillo became detached.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Not content with a single major exhibition, Chan has also mounted a second project at the Scala Contarini del Bovolo, the 85-foot spiral tower constructed in the 16th century.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Spurs will content themselves that their destiny remains in their hands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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For example, a CPG company could make a few small tweaks to create a new SKU, or stock keeping unit, to replace an underperforming product SKU, allowing that brand to hold onto its existing shelf space and placate its retail customer, according to Katz-Mayfield.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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His parents were not pleased that their brilliant youngest son wanted to become a film director instead of running the family business, so to placate them, Malle enrolled at the Paris institute of advanced cinematographic studies, known as l’IDHEC, to get a degree.—
Joan Juliet Buck,
Air Mail,
30 May 2026
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The Greeks would offer animals to appease angry gods.—
Ravi Gupta,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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In order to appease the Production Code, and facing pressure from the Roman Catholic League of Decency, Lolita’s age was never referenced in the film, and the physical relationship between Lolita and Humbert Humbert went undepicted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 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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Her parents were comforted to know that with proper medication, Marissa could live an otherwise normal life.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Chmerkovskiy seemingly took a moment to comfort Slater over the fall before the pair got back up and the group got ready to go again.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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The contest was laboured for much of normal time and extra-time, lacking a defining moment or image, but Gabriel gave it to us with a twitchy attempt over the crossbar, a crushing error which led PSG captain Marquinhos (his Brazil team-mate) to console him immediately, above.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The star appeared alongside Jean Smart, who consoled her over the comedy's conclusion before Einbinder fell to the ground.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
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That ability to disarm somebody through art and through story and through beauty is a very, very important form of soft power.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Haykal’s visit comes as Lebanon’s government takes an increasingly hard line on Hezbollah but remains unable to disarm the powerful militia.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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