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County officials also tried to assuage concerns, saying there would be minimal risk of exposure if safety protocols are followed.

But those promises did little to assuage the concerns of residents or their City Council member, who openly clashed with the mayor during the webinar.

Or did they just pump out a few products meant primarily to assuage their own guilt, products that screamed “progress” at a ridiculous decibel but, ultimately, had little by way of substance?

The White House repeatedly sought to assuage concerns that Social Security payments and Medicaid access could be disrupted.

Over time, parents' fears have been assuaged, but critics sometimes question the coaches' motives.