abated

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“It’s the predominance of this fear that they’ve heard in the media — and that’s largely abated — that a Democrat won’t make it to the runoff,” Mitchell said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Investors in health insurers could be forgiven for thinking the pressure on the Medicare Advantage industry has finally abated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He added: "The tensions that exist in our society have not abated and are both deeper and more long-standing than anything we have experienced in modern times."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

He stared at the glass ball till the snowstorm had abated somewhat.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger