lessen
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Japan also benefits from the push to find other sources of critical minerals and lessen reliance on China.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The Advancing Water Reuse Act seeks to lessen the local impacts of water-guzzling operations such as data centers, which have sparked pushback across the country amid a mass build-out to power the artificial intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
To lessen your risk of infection, keep wild rodents out of your home and other enclosed spaces by sealing any holes and placing snap traps.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"The helicopter is expected to carry out targeted water drops on the Elan Valley wildfire during the next few hours to extinguish or lessen the impacts of the fire," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
On he toiled, up and up, turning this way and that to lessen the slope, often stumbling forward, and at the last crawling like a snail with a heavy burden on its back.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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