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abate

[uh-beyt] / əˈbeɪt /


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Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp., thinks Warsh could start to lay out the case for a resumption of interest-rate cuts once inflation pressures have begun to abate.

From MarketWatch Jun. 14, 2026

Fed officials would typically look through this oil shock because, presumably, when the latest conflict in the Middle East subsides, the inflationary surge will abate as well.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“The tightness in the jet fuel market is not likely to abate any time soon,” Shaw said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

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

It was bitter cold when we arrived, and the wind did not abate.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

“This year, investors have been more sensitive to Shopify’s cost management and margin dilution, and we believe today’s print largely abates those concerns, and establishes an upward trajectory for FCF margins going forward,” Shao wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

As the drama reaches catharsis, the rain abates and the skies clear.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Then, in the depths of a recession, debts are settled, panic abates, green shoots appear, and banks begin lending more easily again — fueling a recovery that enables a new upswing.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2024

“All alike say ‘Have no convention at this crisis!’...‘Wait until the war excitement abates.’

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“We were rightly skeptical about this so-called Sell America trade. As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

But when the truce was announced last week and the fighting largely abated, it triggered a trickle of returnees on Wednesday; not much, but “enough to hold a ceremony,” Sadeq said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

It said in a statement to BBC Verify that it was now switching to a system of "managed distribution" and would share selected images "on a one-off basis until the security risk has abated".

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

A note from Oxford Economics pointed to improving dynamics in March after winter storms abated.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

The storm had abated; I was facedown, almost totally buried in sand.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

And so-called core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose by 0.2% in July from the previous month, a relatively modest increase offering hope that broader price pressures could be abating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The Danish drugmaker said annual sales and operating profit should fall less than it previously expected as demand for weight-loss drugs shows no sign of abating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

While the wildfires show no sign of abating soon, the UK Foreign Office is currently not advising against travel to France or Spain.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

But one of the most recent — the energy shock driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the conflict in the Middle East — is hopefully showing signs of abating.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

He saw that he had a donor he could trust, maybe a WL who could be educated about the real challenges of abating poverty.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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