Example Sentences

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But the problem is that there are good safety reasons for allowing the 350kw super-clip, as it lessens the need for another energy-harvesting strategy known as lift and coast.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The bill, among other things, makes it easier to build manufactured homes, lessens regulations, and gives incentives to localities to encourage home building.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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

While it lessens the amount the borrower has to pay today, it pushes potential problems down the road and delays the timing of the interest payments the BDC had expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The twang of the guitar grows louder, and the echo lessens.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera