becalmed
Britishadjective
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While Markram shared a stand of 66 in 19.4 overs with David Bedingham the pitch appeared becalmed, but by the close even Renshaw was finding extravagant turn.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
TCL Film Machine, an AI-fueled film studio that was launched with great fanfare in 2024, appears becalmed, its webpage currently featuring to a single unclickable image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
To watch him perform even as purely lyrical a song as Schubert’s “Meeresstille,” a setting of Goethe’s poem about a ship becalmed at sea, was to see a master actor at work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
For all the close calls, she was in the same place she had been in for months: becalmed.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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