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Mr. McCarthy took input from various factions of the party in creating the document, and on Friday, it seemed he had placated most of them — at least for now.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

No doubt the money she raised to placate Plank—if she had placated him in that fashion—was a strain on her resources, whatever those resources were.

From The Fighting Chance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

But while they had placated the party factions, they had done nothing to satisfy the people as a whole or to redress their grievances.

From The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics by Ford, Henry Jones

But he was mistaken if he supposed that he had placated Cecilia.

From The Madigans by Lowell, Orson