alleviation
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"When the sea is warm, we get less alleviation at nighttime because there's no coolness coming from the ocean. There's no sea breeze," Burgess said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
When Camille becomes the chair shortly after, she’s allowed the same alleviation.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
“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
Since the early 2000s he has been part of a local flood alleviation scheme, whereby farmers in Trefriw and Llanrwst are given one-off payments to allow their fields to be flooded during heavy rain.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
“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
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