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Yet government statements didn’t do much to allay concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In a landmark speech setting out his government's policies, Albanese sought to allay public concern over AI, saying it could be adopted in a way that enhanced the national interest.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Beijing has stepped in to allay India's concerns.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Messrs. Schmidt and Gates may think they can allay the fear and despair they’ve helped to inspire by issuing a few oracles on the unwisdom of catastrophism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

She was bien souffrante, and she was filled with vague dread, which only her husband’s presence could allay.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

Men, women and little children lay side by side in the large sleeping rooms and “shared each other's woes,” for “the consciousness of kind allays fear and engenders comradeship.”

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Samuel Henry Prince

Even though some have had medical tests with reassuring results, this hasn't allayed their fears, she adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

It will take a long time for these concerns to be allayed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Nvidia’s shares handed back gains Thursday, leading other tech stocks lower, after its earnings only briefly allayed worries over heavy spending in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

My mom admits that nerves were part of the equation but says her doubts and anxieties were allayed by the excitement of starting a life with my dad.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

January’s jobs growth was the largest since December 2024, allaying fears about a weakening labor market.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 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

Economic data has largely indicated that the U.S. economy remains resilient, raising hopes for a soft landing and allaying concerns of a possible recession.

From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2023

Experts said the episode might have helped Charles by allaying any suspicions about the role he would play as king.

From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2022

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