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Vallejo said the four-day summer camp held in September in the San Bernardino Mountains is part of the effort to lessen those risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Tweaks to the rules to lessen the problem were made after just three races, and the engine split will be modified to become 60-40 by 2028, with an intermediate step for next year.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Carney has charted a distinctive course in international affairs and trade, traveling the world in search of new business partners that can help Canada lessen its dependence on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Washing or peeling can lessen the risk of infection, but cooking food to at least 158 degrees reliably kills Cyclospora.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

To try to lessen these effects, the chart office would often “pencil in” a resource officer to the post of a senior officer who was sick or on vacation.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Further spikes of heat are likely, however as August wears on and the sun gradually loses some of its intensity, the likelihood of extreme temperatures in the high 30s lessens.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"Our study suggests that living near a NPP may carry a measurable cancer risk -- one that lessens with distance," said senior author Petros Koutrakis, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026

“I don’t think that us having dudes sit down lessens any chances that we have — any motivation or confidence — to win the game,” Gadsden said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026

As I laugh with them, the churning inside me lessens.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

It lessened his allegiance to the free-market economic system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ultimately, if England are able to control the tempo of the game, dominating the ball for large parts, they will be hoping that the time they spend close to their own goal will be lessened.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The issue, Travers said, has been lessened and “certain areas things are getting a little bit cleaned up. And I’m assuming that she’s, you know, part of that whole thing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

In both cases, arginine treatment reduced the accumulation of Aβ and lessened its harmful effects.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Besides, the pain had lessened: either the nerve had died or my brain had adjusted to its shocks.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“While global inventories have been drawing down, the market still seems focused on lessening demand and gradual supply being added.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Yes, it’s too high, he says, but he suggests that his housing plan will deploy a trickle-down approach that starts with lessening landlords’ risks and costs and thus encourages them to build more.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

But that’s also another aspect the proposed rule is addressing, he said: lessening the scope for litigation so that plans of all sizes might be more likely to incorporate these other investment choices.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

It called for individual states to implement their own arrangements to accommodate for heatwaves and travel disruption while lessening the impact on the economy.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

But the idea of any thing to be done in a moment, was increasing, not lessening, Mr. Woodhouse’s agitation.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen