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The move will pacify their fans, but it won’t fix their issues.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2018

And it will pacify us into accepting whatever panic-evoking technology Google and the automobile companies decide we should have, for better or for worse.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2016

What is needed at the Met—as at many other big organizations, notably the New York Philharmonic—is not some magical charismatic personality who will pacify all parties but a fundamental rethinking of the institution.

From The New Yorker Jun. 2, 2016

It may hope that a recent rebound in oil prices to around $50 a barrel will pacify shareholders.

From Economist May 19, 2016

John said it could not be better, and after the impression you have made, no fear but he will pacify the great folks.'

From Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife by Yonge, Charlotte Mary