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alleviation

[uh-lee-vee-ey-shuhn] / əˌli viˈeɪ ʃən /


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When Camille becomes the chair shortly after, she’s allowed the same alleviation.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

This evaluation extended to the international community, which saw promise in Museveni's early strides on economic growth, poverty alleviation and combating HIV/AIDS.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

"She didn't die with dignity and there was no alleviation for her pain and suffering," she told BBC News.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

“Have the merciless persecutions and unutterable tortures of the dark ages not yet opened their eyes and enlarged their heart for the alleviation of their fellow men’s woes?”

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

“Not a ray of alleviation of the present calamity breaks in our city from any quarter,” he wrote to Julia.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy