abatement
Example Sentences
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If someone hasn’t paid a penalty yet, they could say they were owed an abatement to reduce or eliminate the penalty.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
At a recent Group of Seven meeting, Nordea Asset Management pushed for clear, stable methane policies, while Pimco called for capital to fund abatement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"This shows that methane abatement and energy security are not competing priorities," Jorgensen told the conference.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
City officials even offered the warehouse owner, Dalfen Industrial, 10 years’ worth of tax abatement, totaling about $20 million, if they agreed not to sell their warehouse to DHS.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
The three women sat talking about various miseries they had had, their cure or abatement, what had helped.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing abatement
Twelfth Night
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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The Bluest Eye
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