diminish
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Chemotherapy is often recommended afterwards to diminish the risk of return.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“So if they can kill it, or diminish it through neglect, they win. They don’t really care about the public’s opinion.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Yardeni expects the Federal Reserve will turn more hawkish on interest rates during the summer, which would stall a gold rally, but the end of the Iran conflict would should help diminish that impact.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Treasury yields, which typically diminish the allure of the nonyielding asset.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Once this braid was done, Pond would have nothing to diminish the effects of the radiation poisoning.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing diminish
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