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amelioration

[uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-] / əˌmil jəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə- /


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But to do so also means yelling "stop" to science, enlightenment and the amelioration of human suffering.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2022

However this year they were looking for any indication that the country's strict Covid amelioration measures might be eased after the Communist Party Congress.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2022

That ad—and “care, compassion, change”—argues for this in a creation of good versus an amelioration of harm frame.

From Slate May 16, 2022

One is amelioration: trying to better the conditions of these animals now.

From New York Times Dec. 16, 2021

Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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