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Buckingham Palace had smoothed that over, saying that was in line with the UK government's position on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Yet it had smoothed out by 1978’s “Life Beyond L.A.,” its first LP for the Warner Bros. label.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Even after Mr. Biden had smoothed over his comments, the fate of the deal was uncertain.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Meanwhile, West took to Twitter to make it known he had smoothed things over with Kris Jenner.

From Fox News • Jan. 6, 2021

Mr. Popper had smoothed down his hair and shaved off his whiskers.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater