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amelioration

[uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-] / əˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə- /


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But to do so also means yelling "stop" to science, enlightenment and the amelioration of human suffering.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Because Covid amelioration still dominates life here, even a small shift in the way it is being administered can cause consternation and panic.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

That ad—and “care, compassion, change”—argues for this in a creation of good versus an amelioration of harm frame.

From Slate • May 16, 2022

One is amelioration: trying to better the conditions of these animals now.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka