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View definitions for alleviation

alleviation

noun as in relief

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"She didn't die with dignity and there was no alleviation for her pain and suffering," she told BBC News.

From BBC

Small businesses in retail and hospitality fearing the rises to National Insurance and the National Living Wage are holding out for some sort of alleviation of the pain.

From BBC

The World Bank gives money and cheap loans to developing countries for poverty alleviation and development.

From BBC

Policies for poverty alleviation -- such as the proposed refundable child tax credit in Illinois, House Bill 4917, if passed -- have demonstrated improvement in maternal health, the study authors said.

As such, the researchers point out that greenhouse cultivation provides opportunities for local food security and the alleviation of poverty in the Global South.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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