allay
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Micron is trying to allay those fears by striking long-term agreements with customers to lock in today’s high prices for its products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
But Walsh has sought to allay concerns, saying that airlines could withstand the fuel price shock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Spanish officials have sought to allay concerns about the ship's arrival, laying out in detail the containment precautions being taken.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The data announced this week “should allay fears that Foundayo faces unique liver safety risks versus competitors like oral Wegovy,” Huynh wrote in a note on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
In order to allay any fears his clients might have about his political leanings, he had altered his name slightly.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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The director of Belfast Christmas Market is hoping the suspension of roadworks in the run-up to Christmas allays concerns after recent traffic congestion in the city.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
In states that are now moving to change their procedures, lawmakers argue that creating formal rules allays security concerns and prevents bad actors from disrupting governance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Now, an ambitious new study allays those fears.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 2, 2022
“Nothing in her opening statement allays that concern.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2020
Delicacy of mind robs at least vice of its grossest features; it diminishes and allays violence, which is a great source of crimes.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul
Wearing a small patch of strapping for the semi-final, any concerns that the slip might cause her problems were soon allayed as Raducanu made a superb start by holding to love.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Surging memory costs was one area of concern ahead of Cisco’s earnings but the company allayed those fears.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
This has allayed worries over imminent U.S. military action, ANZ Research analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
When all was published and done, my competitive anxieties, at least, had been allayed.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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January’s jobs growth was the largest since that of December 2024, allaying fears of a weakening labor market.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
They were comments aimed at allaying fans' fears of a trophyless season, but instead they have been used to - as Postecoglou has said himself - mock him after a bad result.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
Unionized West Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year contract, allaying concerns of a broad shutdown.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Wall Street has largely held steady through the start of the earnings season as results from the big banks came in stronger than expected, allaying concerns about a contagion from the banking crisis in March.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023
On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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