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Example sentences for: quell

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Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry called the decision "utterly boneheaded" because 1) the United States needs U.N. support against Iraq and 2) the IMF needs the promise of U.S. financial support to help quell financial panic in Asia.
But he used harsh anti-press laws and loyalty oaths to quell the libertarian spirit that had brought him to power.
He even tried to quell the GOP's abortion controversy, seeking to moderate (if only a tiny bit) the language of the 1996 GOP platform.
The NYT says that the choice of the Republican ex-senator is an effort to quell bitter Republican criticism of Reno, exemplified by Wednesday's call by Sen. Trent Lott for her resignation.
I've heard only scattered reports about it, and those mostly relating to the Thai government's efforts to quell its export.