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allay

[uh-lay] / əˈleɪ /


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Ever since the probe was announced, the committee has sought to allay concerns over it, with the body's acting director insisting the same day that any suggestion of widespread issues was "entirely groundless".

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

JetBlue shares rallied on Tuesday after the beleaguered airline sought to allay worries about its business, saying it’s on the cusp of being profitable again — something it hasn’t managed to accomplish since 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The slight fall in oil prices has helped allay some energy-driven inflation concerns but not enough to quell expectations the Fed will hike rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Yet government statements didn’t do much to allay concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The little rest she’d gotten, asleep in Lazlo’s dream, hadn’t even begun to allay her fatigue.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The director of Belfast Christmas Market is hoping the suspension of roadworks in the run-up to Christmas allays concerns after recent traffic congestion in the city.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024

In states that are now moving to change their procedures, lawmakers argue that creating formal rules allays security concerns and prevents bad actors from disrupting governance.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

Now, an ambitious new study allays those fears.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 2, 2022

The wall-to-wall news coverage and social media chatter about the crisis can provoke anxiety as much as it informs and allays fear.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2020

It'll allays be so, long as I live.

From True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop

The release of Anthropic’s pre-IPO financials appears to have allayed some of those concerns, at least for now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

In securing Abrar at the auction, Sunrisers allayed fears that the four Hundred franchises affiliated to IPL teams would avoid signing Pakistan players.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

It will take a long time for these concerns to be allayed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Nothing they learned that day allayed their suspicion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It is also possible that a couple of rate hikes now, paired with reassuring language from the Fed, could lower long-term yields by allaying fears that the central bank is behind the curve on inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

January’s jobs growth was the largest since December of 2024, allaying fears about a weakening labor market.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

They were comments aimed at allaying fans' fears of a trophyless season, but instead they have been used to - as Postecoglou has said himself - mock him after a bad result.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

Wall Street has largely held steady through the start of the earnings season as results from the big banks came in stronger than expected, allaying concerns about a contagion from the banking crisis in March.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023

On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker


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