abate
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The positive side: several indicators show the selling in Big Tech is likely to abate soon.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
“I can no longer rule out rate hikes further down the road if inflation does not abate soon,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
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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
Analysts expect their share prices to remain under pressure until the pace of redemptions abates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
But it projects a moderate pick-up to 2.7% in 2024 if inflation gradually abates and economic headwinds start to subside.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
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
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“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
“It’s the predominance of this fear that they’ve heard in the media — and that’s largely abated — that a Democrat won’t make it to the runoff,” Mitchell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
A remarkable dividend of the new approaches to crime and welfare, one with only anecdotal rather than social-science evidence, was a dramatic thaw in race relations, as fear and resentment abated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
As the days grew warmer, the plague abated somewhat.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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While the wildfires show no sign of abating soon, the UK Foreign Office is currently not advising against travel to France or Spain.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The war in the Middle East — the most recent, and most severe, energy jolt — is showing no signs of abating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Samsung shares have rallied 150% so far this year with Korea’s army of retail investors speculating on further gains as the supply=demand imbalance in memory chips shows no sign of abating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
Wind abating; seas still terrific, but feel them less, as ship is steadier.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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