abate
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Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro research at ING, said Germany’s GDP might only grow by 0.5% this year—rather than the 0.8% he had previously forecast—if the disruption doesn’t abate soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
With geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty unlikely to abate soon, SGX’s positioning as a multiasset risk-management platform is a critical differentiator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp., thinks Warsh could start to lay out the case for a resumption of interest-rate cuts once inflation pressures have begun to abate.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 14, 2026
The worst headwinds could abate this year even if earnings are soft, one analyst says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Nansi’s presence does nothing to abate Nyame’s rage, though—the Sky God’s large fists are still balled, crackling with lightning.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Under the current policy, the city abates 90 percent of property taxes on conversions that set aside at least 25 percent of units as affordable housing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Many economists expect stronger economic growth next year, especially if anxiety about fast-changing tariffs abates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
But it projects a moderate pick-up to 2.7% in 2024 if inflation gradually abates and economic headwinds start to subside.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Some experts argue that with the U.S. opening back up, the likely causes of the spikes in violence nationwide are easing as the pandemic abates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
Salvage teams have been notified and will locate and sink the container when the storm abates.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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“We were rightly skeptical about this so-called Sell America trade. As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said in commentary shared with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
“As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Thanks to rent forgiveness and government help, their businesses survived, and when the pandemic abated, business began to pick up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Last year, worries about the deficit abated somewhat as tariff revenue surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The intensity had not abated after two years, nor had her awe at his self-assured eccentricities and his fierce moralities.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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While the wildfires show no sign of abating soon, the UK Foreign Office is currently not advising against travel to France or Spain.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Key details: Health-care providers created about half of the new jobs in June, a big trend in the past two years that shows no sign of abating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Samsung shares have rallied 150% so far this year with Korea’s army of retail investors speculating on further gains as the supply=demand imbalance in memory chips shows no sign of abating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
So far the unprecedented clash between the leader of the most powerful military on Earth and the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics shows no signs of abating.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Adrenaline had numbed her body for hours, abating all the usual signs of fatigue, but suddenly everything returned in a rush.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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