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

Developments in the region damped sentiment even as U.S. equities benefited as fears from artificial-intelligence disruption abated on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

But the market reaction isn’t an indication that the anxiety over the Fed has abated.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

The next day the rain abated and commenced a silent drizzle.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson