alleviate

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NewDays, a health-tech startup created by two former Google engineers, is betting that AI can empower people with dementia to seek out human contact and alleviate the isolation that often comes with—and exacerbates—cognitive decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A simple adjustment of the blocking would alleviate the fakery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

U.S. oil prices tumbled more than 15% on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire and President Donald Trump said he would help alleviate ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s hard to say exactly what’s in the price, but markets are looking for that as a potential way to alleviate some pressure from the situation.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

I had become indifferent to my old connections, an attitude I had adopted in part to justify my flight and somehow alleviate the pain of my separation from a world I loved and valued.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela