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The library has offered to paste descriptions of the books’ content onto their inside covers, hoping that that will mollify residents enough to approve the funding in a November vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Can President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy come to an agreement that will mollify their bases and keep the government working?

From Slate • May 11, 2023

Once again, the question is what will mollify Mr. Erdogan and ensure his support for admitting Sweden and Finland.

From New York Times • May 30, 2022

“There isn’t. And so, create your own moral code to live by, but don’t be fooled into trying to make concessions that you think will mollify them.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2018

The boys who bully him will mollify towards him, and accept his pie and sweetmeats.

From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace