becalmed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.
“There’s not much to do on a becalmed ship but play cards,” he’d said.
From Literature
The nursery is becalmed, and Penelope reconsiders her position.
From Literature
First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.
From Los Angeles Times
The constitutional question, so vital for the past decade, seems becalmed after the general election result.
From BBC
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