abated

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It said in a statement to BBC Verify that it was now switching to a system of "managed distribution" and would share selected images "on a one-off basis until the security risk has abated".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A note from Oxford Economics pointed to improving dynamics in March after winter storms abated.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

There was a palpable sense of relief that the threat of war had abated, at least temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

When the shortages abated, Hims & Hers shares fell back to earth.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

As the days grew warmer, the plague abated somewhat.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli