lessen
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However, the finding does not lessen the well-established dangers of tobacco use.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Tens of thousands of customers in Los Angeles county alone were without power, as authorities de-energized power lines in a bid to lessen the possibility of electrical sparks that the heavy wind gusts could carry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The news was expected, but that doesn’t lessen Latif’s sorrow — or the anger of those in his life who felt he should have been around more before her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
One theory is that the vaccine helps lessen the inflammation brought on by the virus, potentially through interleukin-6, a protein involved in the body’s inflammatory response, according to Hirsh.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Don’t be callin’ me Miss Teenie lessen you want to get us both in trouble, gal.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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“That really lessens our risk. You can rebuild savings accounts.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Maybe it lessens the phantom pain of not having that piece of himself on his shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
It creates multiple pathways for energy to move through the system, reduces wasted power, and lessens the strain on the resonator.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2026
But the problem is that there are good safety reasons for allowing the 350kw super-clip, as it lessens the need for another energy-harvesting strategy known as lift and coast.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
"Routine lessens risk," her father chimed in, scarfing his food because he had a flight to catch.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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“So it feels like the burden is lessened by the end of the night every time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In these animals, DT-109 reduced liver inflammation and lessened the severity of MASH.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The need for debt could be lessened as these firms start to generate more cash flow from their nascent artificial-intelligence businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
From a product standpoint, PayPal has pushed passkey verification, which it said has lessened friction customers experience at checkout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The “harmless” insecticides malathion and methoxychlor are less poisonous than their relatives only because a liver enzyme deals with them, altering their molecules in such a way that their capacity for harm is lessened.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Anderson cited Saavedra’s “prompt and extensive cooperation” as a factor in lessening the sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Yes, it’s too high, he says, but he suggests that his housing plan will deploy a trickle-down approach that starts with lessening landlords’ risks and costs and thus encourages them to build more.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
But that’s also another aspect the proposed rule is addressing, he said: lessening the scope for litigation so that plans of all sizes might be more likely to incorporate these other investment choices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
It called for individual states to implement their own arrangements to accommodate for heatwaves and travel disruption while lessening the impact on the economy.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
“That is not an unnatural surmise,” said Fitzwilliam, “but it is a lessening of the honour of my cousin’s triumph very sadly.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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