ease up on
Example Sentences
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Switzerland has gone against a broader move by global regulators to ease up on banks to stimulate economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The new season doesn’t ease up on its episodic biopsies of bad policy results piling up on the gurneys lining the trauma center’s walls.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
Greer recently threatened External link tariff hikes or other measures if the EU didn’t ease up on “discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. technology.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
Gehry’s father, who had suffered a heart attack that year, had been advised by a doctor to move to a gentler climate and ease up on physical labor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
He has no idea that when we swim together, I ease up on the clock.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
