abated

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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

I had one halcyon year and then it never really abated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

There was a palpable sense of relief that the threat of war had abated, at least temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

The napkin storm abated, the Hesperus stopped sinking, and everyone looked down.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood