abate
Example Sentences
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They accused the oil companies of creating a public nuisance by altering the environment and leaving the county to pay to abate growing hazards such as the flooding that tests roads and bridges.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
That tailwind isn’t likely to abate when the fighting in Iran ends.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
“If regulatory overhangs abate and double-digit tech earnings materialise, a multi-year catch-up is possible,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The city is also asking for the companies to pay an unspecified amount of money to abate what officials have called a public health crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
It never grew very heated between them, but neither did it ever quite abate.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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