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Recent Examples of pacificationThe enlargement of the U.S. military that accompanied the pacification of rebellious southern whites and the defeat of Native American resistance did not recede once those projects were complete.—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 After temporary pacification, what?—Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 Then my rationalizing self began the coverup, pacification.—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021 As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts.—BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for pacification
The Weeknd grasps at casual indifference, at the tranquility of the Stoics, the impassivity of the unmoved man.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Irish Acres, at 14375 Starkey Road in West Delray, is a pocket of tranquility that feels removed from the loud rush of cars exiting the nearby turnpike, or the bustle of shoppers at nearby stores and restaurants, some opening in recent years.
That’s mostly because this is the only spa in Lisbon offering treatments inside a hammam, and in creating such a separate space from the rest of the hotel, the brand has managed to create a wonderful pocket of serenity.
Guests choose a gua sha to accompany their treatment based on their goals for the treatment—rose quartz for love and self-esteem, blue sodalite for peace and harmony, or green aventurine for luck and new opportunities.
Home dynamics ask for care as harmony-seeking Venus squares pensive Chiron, with Venus in your 4th House of Family and Chiron in your 7th House of Alliances.
The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026