Soothed

Johnson's Loins® for $500/lb. Or genetically modified pigs nurtured in Johnson's “perfected” landscape, then ensanguinated in hermetically sealed glass hamlets, their butchers soothed from the horrors of blood and squealing with an enveloping view of Nature. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A gentle bubbling fountain soothed my nerves as I gazed across the sparkling blue pool. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The reason was, that the longer we was in that solemn, peaceful desert, the more the hurry and fuss got kind of soothed down in us, and the more happier and contented and satisfied we got to feeling, and the more we got to liking the desert, and then loving it. ❋ Unknown (1894)

It kind of soothed me to wear moccasins and throw my biled shirt into the ❋ Bill Nye (1873)

A change from what? the priests indeed have heretofore thought proper to ascribe to me religious, or rather anti-religious sentiments, of their own fabric, but such as soothed their resentments against the act of Virginia for establishing religious freedom. ❋ Unknown (1760)

Spain's sale of 5 billion euros of 15-year bonds yesterday may have "soothed" some investor concerns, according to ❋ Unknown (2010)

But getting in the car and chasing it kind of soothed me, in a way. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"While the IBM announcement kind of soothed some nerves, I don't think it calmed them completely because there's still a lot of uncertainty out there about how long this credit crisis will play out," said Rick Hanna, an equity analyst with Morningstar Inc. ❋ AP Technology Writer Jordan Robertson (2008)

Precious metals made modest gains as the prospect of greater firepower for the International Monetary Fund, which could tap the European Central Bank for money to finance bailouts to troubled euro-zone countries, soothed markets. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2011)

The employment report built on several months of data that have soothed concerns among investors that the U.S. economy would be dragged down by Europe's debt-induced woes. ❋ Conor Dougherty (2012)

Investors were somewhat soothed by AMR's Sept. 30 unrestricted cash balance of $4.2 billion, a sum far greater than United Airline parent UAL Corp. had on hand when it entered Chapter 11 in late 2002. ❋ Susan Carey (2011)

The pudding-thick rhubarb custard is assertively tart, but soothed by sweet, fluffy billows of whip cream and then the slight crunch of strawberry seeds and the gentle pop of blueberries make gentle explosions between your teeth. ❋ Sarah Lenz (2009)

Peripheral euro-zone government bond yields fell early Wednesday as reports that the European Central Bank was willing to make concessions over its Greek government bond holdings in an effort to aid the country's debt burden soothed the market. ❋ Emese Bartha (2012)

Financial markets seesawed Friday, driven by fast-moving events in Europe and a jobs report that soothed immediate concerns about the U.S. economy but did little to ease longer-term worries. ❋ Tom Lauricella (2011)

NEW YORK—Gold futures retreated further from their recent record highs, as reports of a debt deal between the European Central Bank, Italy and Spain soothed demand for a financial haven. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2011)