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relieve

[ri-leev] / rɪˈliv /




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One common treatment involves injecting corticosteroids to reduce inflammation and relieve pressure on the nerve.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The robots will sell for $30,000 apiece, and they will relieve us from all manner of drudgery.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

If doing some work on Sunday will relieve you of feeling behind or overwhelmed on Monday, it’s OK, just set guardrails, said Kia-Rai Prewitt, a psychiatrist with Cleveland Clinic’s Behavioral Health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

That GLP-s can either relieve back and knee pain or bring on musculoskeletal issues due to rapid weight loss is indicative of how little we know about how these powerful medications work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“They’ll show me where we can put pressure, and also where we should relieve it.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

The lubricant injection Ohtani received a week ago relieves symptoms for a short period of time, usually a few months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Homan suggested ICE agents would cover entry and exit points so "that relieves that TSA officer to go to screening and to reduce those lines".

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Discovery board, Paramount says it will agree to fully backstop an exchange offer that relieves WBD of its contractual bondholder obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“Writing it all down relieves that burden 100%,” said Francis, whose firm has created a downloadable booklet to help the process.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

She relieves herself in the bedpan at the foot of Madame Manec’s bed.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In a statement, the Vulins said they were relieved by Thursday’s ruling but disappointed “the person who provoked this encounter with hate speech then filmed and monetized it, faces no consequences.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"As predicted, Kenny's taken to this like a duck to water," the comedian said, visibly relieved.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"It's great," one woman who came to watch told AFP in the town dotted with Chinese as well as Korean shops and restaurants, where residents were relieved the bridge had finally open.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Woods said in an interview that she was relieved when she saw that the Education Department had discharged loans for the borrowers who enrolled in Ashford between March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He makes a joke out of it, but I can tell he’s relieved I’m okay.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

And we’re also relieving Clint, his family and other people of this burden that they’ve carried.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rather than focusing only on relieving pain, this approach changes the mechanics of walking to reduce pressure on vulnerable parts of the knee.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Older debtors are hopeful this passes and it’s a tiny step towards relieving their burden.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

There’s no real harm in relieving that stress by laughing at the antics of President Camacho.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

It was troublesome, maybe, to escort the prisoners into the station to make the calls, but wouldn’t the calls end up relieving the prison of at least some of the jailed?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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