wean
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Still, Chelsea are attempting to wean themselves off chaos and into the stability seen at Arsenal or previously at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Beijing has been forced to accelerate development of its own advanced semiconductors and wean its tech sector off reliance on US hardware.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly of the view we must not doomscroll our way through leaders - we have to wean ourselves off it."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
It will take time for middle-sized democracies in Europe and Asia to wean themselves from dependencies on America and to intensify cooperation among themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
They are trying to slowly wean me off the stuff.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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