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alleviation

[uh-lee-vee-ay-shuhn] / əˌli viˈeɪ ʃən /


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Equity dilution among Big Tech companies is reducing the risk of a slowdown in AI capital expenditure, which means little chance of alleviation soon, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

When Camille becomes the chair shortly after, she’s allowed the same alleviation.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

This evaluation extended to the international community, which saw promise in Museveni's early strides on economic growth, poverty alleviation and combating HIV/AIDS.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

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 ● Mar. 24, 2025

“Not a ray of alleviation of the present calamity breaks in our city from any quarter,” he wrote to Julia.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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