abate

Example Sentences

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Bessent, as part of efforts to abate market turmoil, has temporarily lifted US sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil that had already been loaded onto ships.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

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

Though the bitter cold did not abate, the daylight hours grew perceptibly longer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare