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abate

[uh-beyt] / əˈbeɪt /


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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

“If regulatory overhangs abate and double-digit tech earnings materialise, a multi-year catch-up is possible,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

At last, the ice fields end and the winds abate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The city is also asking for the companies to pay an unspecified amount of money to abate what officials have called a public health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Helen regarded me, probably with surprise: I could not now abate my agitation, though I tried hard; I continued to weep aloud.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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