relieve

Example Sentences

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In exchange for the prisoner release, the US pledged to relieve some sanctions on Belarusian airline Belavia, allowing it to buy parts for its aircraft.

From BBC

If electricity supply constraints collide with surging demand, that investment wave could add price pressures rather than relieve them.

From Barron's

Hope for Children was a stupid name, but he was relieved, somehow, that it wasn’t the Happy Family Adoption Agency, the same one that Chip’s family had dealt with.

From Literature

On a final note, I will say, I was relieved to see Stephen at least left behind Lucy’s purse.

From Los Angeles Times

The museum said it was "relieved and grateful" to get the artefacts back, but they could not go back on display immediately.

From Barron's