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relief

[ri-leef] / rɪˈlif /


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Paul said it had been a "big relief" when the airline offered them passage.

From BBC

“It was a big relief for parents with kids who make a mess,” said Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal

But unless cattle supplies recover, structural changes to the meat-processing industry alone are unlikely to bring relief to consumers anytime soon.

From Barron's

California Attorney General Rob Bonta told Thursday's news conference that the new state lawsuit could bring relief to businesses and consumers "very soon".

From BBC

For years, Wall Street worried that the market’s gains were too concentrated in the Magnificent Seven big tech stocks, and there were sighs of relief whenever that rally broadened out.

From Barron's