abate
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The worst headwinds could abate this year even if earnings are soft, one analyst says.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 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
That tailwind isn’t likely to abate when the fighting in Iran ends.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Investor anxiety about the investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell appeared to abate for now, with the dollar unwinding Monday’s decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Harry had not expected Hermione’s anger to abate overnight, and was therefore unsurprised that she communicated mainly by dirty looks and pointed silences the next morning.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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