abate
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Several policymakers, including New York Fed President John Williams, have said they are optimistic inflation will abate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
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
And the pressure in the pipeline isn’t about to abate.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Rainwater dripped from the hem of the master's cloak, but he stood stout as a winebarrel on his bit of decking and looking down at Ged he asked, “Can you abate this wind, lad?”
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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“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
Analysts expect their share prices to remain under pressure until the pace of redemptions abates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
After the hubbub abates, Hudson says the hardest part will be knowing that it will be time to say goodbye to the character and the movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
Salvage teams have been notified and will locate and sink the container when the storm abates.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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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
Thanks to rent forgiveness and government help, their businesses survived, and when the pandemic abated, business began to pick up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
I had one halcyon year and then it never really abated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Yes, Joseph Addison, I hear and I will obey within Reason, for it appears that the Curiosity you speak of has in no Way abated.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Merck, which already lifted its full-year outlook alongside first-quarter results, said this reflected abating foreign-exchange headwinds and expectations of stronger demand in the life-science and electronics markets, together with resilience in its healthcare operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
“While one supply shock is abating, another one may be around the corner,” economists at the New York-based investment bank, led by Nathan Sheets, wrote in a note on Thursday.
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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