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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
But Republicans have long faulted the move as evidence of appeasement and are eager for the return of Trump, who in his first term pulled out of the 2015 deal with Iran.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s infamous appeasement of Adolf Hitler provides another case in point.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Many rightsholders surround live coverage with docu titles, which are often engineered merely as promotional vehicles or appeasements to league partners.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
If your rival is evil, compromise—indeed, negotiation itself—becomes appeasement.
—Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s infamous appeasement of Adolf Hitler provides another case in point.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Many rightsholders surround live coverage with docu titles, which are often engineered merely as promotional vehicles or appeasements to league partners.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
If your rival is evil, compromise—indeed, negotiation itself—becomes appeasement.
—Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
See all Example Sentences for appeasement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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The latest delay comes a week after lawmakers announced plans to move the proposal alongside a bill authorizing $2.5 billion to respond to the Los Angeles wildfires and fund other fire mitigation projects.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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This includes verifying that vendors provide documentation such as performance metrics, bias mitigation measures, and training data details.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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During his appearance, the Republican lawmaker is likely to discuss the president-elect’s inauguration and preview some of the GOP conference plans for the upcoming wide-ranging reconciliation bill expected this year.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2025
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The reconciliation process serves as a quicker way to pass legislation, with only a simple majority approval needed in the Senate, but comes with some key limitations.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Jan. 2025
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Overall car sales are expected to drop as autonomous taxis reduce the need for personal ownership of cars, with a decrease in traditional revenues for automotive suppliers like Valeo.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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But even with homicides down 20% last year, officials have struggled to explain the reason for that decrease, or the reason that nonfatal shootings and violence overall continues to be on the rise.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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That shaky hold over the chamber soured hopes that there would be a quick acquiescence to putting in place a Leadership team that had the support from Trump.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the public acquiescence of senior officials throughout the process reaffirmed Russia’s authoritarian hierarchy and Putin’s place at its apex.—
Julian G. Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2024
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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