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City data shows the number of postings and so-called abatements have decreased in recent months as the number of camps downtown has grown.
DOWNTOWN HOMELESSNESS IS ‘NEARING THE CRISIS LEVEL’LISA HALVERSTADTJUNE 19, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
So-called abatement operations where homeless San Diegans are required to move to allow for cleaning dramatically ramped up on former Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s watch.
GLORIA HOPES CHANGES INJECT COMPASSION INTO HOMELESS CAMP CLEAN-UPSLISA HALVERSTADTMARCH 29, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
“The future does appear daunting, with the situation showing no signs of abatement.”
THE ‘WORLD’S BEST AIRPORT’ ISSUES A NEW FORECAST ABOUT TRAVEL IN THE COVID ERAEAMONBARRETTOCTOBER 5, 2020FORTUNE
So there’s subleasing, there’s rent abatement, they can utilize security deposits applied towards rent.
THE POWER LANDLORDS HAVE OVER RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOWELLIE KRUPNICKOCTOBER 1, 2020EATER
Nevertheless, Kitchell goes on to recommend a massively expensive abatement project that is not based on a thorough inspection of building conditions, or a complete analysis of available documents.
FLAWS AND ASSUMPTIONS RENDER 101 ASH ST. ASSESSMENT MEANINGLESSSANDOR SHAPERYSEPTEMBER 10, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Yet after every abatement has been made, they showed a strength of popular attachment to the Church which is very noteworthy.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTON
The distress from his head continued for some time with little abatement, and naturally much affected his tone of mind.
THE LIFE OF NELSON, VOL. I (OF 2)A. T. (ALFRED THAYER) MAHAN
If so, that is another difficulty in the way of making abatement in our demand, without their consent.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, VOL. IV (OF 12)VARIOUS
Here it may well be thought that the supernatural gift only took its appropriate abatement.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLAND
Nor will the close of the reconstruction period witness an abatement of this demand.
OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERINGCHARLES M. HORTON
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WORDS RELATED TO ABATEMENT

  • abatement
  • compression
  • condensation
  • constriction
  • contraction
  • cutback
  • decline
  • declining
  • decrescence
  • depression
  • diminution
  • discount
  • downturn
  • dwindling
  • ebb
  • falling-off
  • loss
  • markdown
  • reduction
  • shrinkage
  • striction
  • subsidence
  • waning
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