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abate

[uh-beyt] / əˈbeɪt /


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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

Fed officials would typically look through this oil shock because, presumably, when the latest conflict in the Middle East subsides, the inflationary surge will abate as well.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“The tightness in the jet fuel market is not likely to abate any time soon,” Shaw said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

They accused the oil companies of creating a public nuisance by altering the environment and leaving the county to pay to abate growing hazards such as the flooding that tests roads and bridges.

From Salon Apr. 10, 2026

After a few seconds of tense, gut-feel physics, he felt the force on the tether abate.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

After the hubbub abates, Hudson says the hardest part will be knowing that it will be time to say goodbye to the character and the movie.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

As the drama reaches catharsis, the rain abates and the skies clear.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Then, in the depths of a recession, debts are settled, panic abates, green shoots appear, and banks begin lending more easily again — fueling a recovery that enables a new upswing.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2024

The wind abates, the sun comes out, the trail across is flat—frozen seawater—and the dogs are well rested.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

“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

The Greenspan Fed pledged to provide adequate financial liquidity, and the panic abated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 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

When their grief abated a little, the companions hollowed out a grave, lining it with flat stones.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

“While one supply shock is abating, another one may be around the corner,” economists at the New York-based investment bank, led by Nathan Sheets, wrote in a note on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

He also reckons that the risk of DSV moving business away from WiseTech’s CargoWise platform appears to be abating.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Business spending has surged this year and shows no sign of abating as companies pile into the artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch May 2, 2026

The phase shows no signs of abating with 10-year-old Ivy practising for more than an hour each day.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

He saw that he had a donor he could trust, maybe a WL who could be educated about the real challenges of abating poverty.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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