abated

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“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

“As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 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

The RSF has verbally accepted a Quad roadmap for peace beginning with a humanitarian truce, but neither side has formally responded and fighting has accelerated rather than abated.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

As the days grew warmer, the plague abated somewhat.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli