to reassure / reassuring / reassurance

When you reassure somebody, you make them feel more comfortable and less worried.  This is an important part of crisis management, since companies and governments have to make sure that people don’t panic or react too much to bad news as this can make the situation much worse.

The Government reassured business leaders that they had no intention of raising taxes.

It was reassuring to know that I had my manager’s 100 % support.

The management’s reassurances failed to convince the workforce that they had a long-term future in the industry.

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