abate

Example Sentences

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That tailwind isn’t likely to abate when the fighting in Iran ends.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Kassam at State Street said he doesn’t expect AI fears to abate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The time had come, he said, to "abate the suffering of the Palestinian people" and set a pathway to peace.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

The findings abate concerns that this fatal disease, known as chronic wasting disease, is threatening the species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

It will not abate or disappear, not anytime soon, and not in the south.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead