becalmed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
Moneyed yet miserable, the couple has come to an upscale resort on a fictional island, their marriage as becalmed as James’s artistic inspiration.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023
Plainly they considered the becalmed ship all her doing.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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