11.   On our shopping excursion, the first store we spotted was the toy store, where we assuaged any guilt by loading up with presents to take home.

12.   That assuaged my guilt.

13.   Swiss banks set up a fund to assuage their guilt.

14.   They were killed because he was too busy to be home much, but by-the-numbers Hollywood screenwriting has ways to assuage such guilt.

15.   This printed public confession, no matter how heartfelt, does nothing to assuage my guilt at having turned my back on my Mac brethren.