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amelioration

[uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-] / əˌmil jəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə- /


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First, there is some deep-rooted psychological reason why, in all sorts of areas, the perception of a problem's seriousness grows in proportion to its apparent amelioration.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2023

But to do so also means yelling "stop" to science, enlightenment and the amelioration of human suffering.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2022

That ad—and “care, compassion, change”—argues for this in a creation of good versus an amelioration of harm frame.

From Slate May 16, 2022

“It is unclear the role that cytotoxic T cells play in amelioration of covid-19 disease,” Offit said.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2020

Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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