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With Anthropic planning an IPO as soon as September and OpenAI expected to follow next year, the need for credit backstops on their chip buys should lessen over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She has been advised to take a hormonal contraceptive to help slow monthly tissue growth and lessen the pain.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Even within the states’ artificially narrow frame, a 27% share of feature-film box office doesn’t by itself establish that this merger will substantially lessen competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, designed to lessen its dependency on declining cable TV revenue, is still in its nascent stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

His breathing had become even; the panicky feeling began to lessen.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Further spikes of heat are likely, however as August wears on and the sun gradually loses some of its intensity, the likelihood of extreme temperatures in the high 30s lessens.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

But by supporting both new and used EVs, it lessens equity concerns — that only people with higher incomes are able to take advantage of the program, Michalek said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

This actuarial approach lessens the chance you’ll run out of money, and it lets good market returns flow through to higher spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

As Microsoft’s control over OpenAI lessens, OpenAI has been strengthening its relationship with Amazon.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

I press against my earmuffs until the noise lessens, twenty steps later.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

But it only made No. 110 in the ranking, weighed down by lower scores on AI readiness, talent readiness and resilience that lessened the impact of good scores on innovation and financial fitness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

In both cases, arginine treatment reduced the accumulation of Aβ and lessened its harmful effects.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Since then, the stigma surrounding bargain stores has lessened for both customers and brands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

Huge improvements in energy efficiency have also lessened the role of oil in the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

The pressure lessened as, instant by instant, the colossal weight lifted.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

When it comes to our kids, our quest for optimization is not so much lessening anxiety as feeding it.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Shares of banks, airlines, retailers and other industries that had struggled since February have started breaking higher, lessening the market’s dependence on hot tech stocks and catching the attention of chart-watching technical strategists.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

“While global inventories have been drawing down, the market still seems focused on lessening demand and gradual supply being added.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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

She leaned forward, her elbows on her thighs, rubbing fingers that looked bloodstained in the lessening light.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison