lighten
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"We and many others are intensively working to lighten the burden of cancer, and hopefully also completely cure it, but this requires a continued investment in cancer and medical research."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Tarlov games out numerous scenarios with recommendations on how to deploy statistics and when to lighten up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Plus, encouraging economic indicators are doing little to lighten American consumers’ mood, and Deere introduces an AI assistant for farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Although the alleged activity in the Los Angeles dwelling wasn’t enough to send Madison packing, she has recently opened up about her desire to relocate to lighten the load on her coparenting situation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’d wanted to lighten things a bit, but I couldn’t get the tone right, and it must have been obvious I was still thinking hard about what he’d just said.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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