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are calming

  • present progressive
    of calm.
    calm
    adjective
    without rough motion; still or nearly still.

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“Investors have come back to the fundamentals, now that the headlines are calming down a bit,” said Brian Vendig, chief investment officer at MJP Wealth Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Everyone’s doing well, Larsson said, and things are calming down.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

The results are calming for those who snooze.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023

These are calming but pointed reminders of what his own music isn’t, even if they sometimes share stylistic descriptors.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

"The beauties of Nature are calming and consolatory," murmured Fizzle.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 by Various