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lessen

[les-uhn] / ˈlɛs ən /


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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 longer time frame—which would lessen the disruption to Tether’s core business—was pushed by Hines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

They were determined to lessen her influence and did it with a brazen and shameless act: they sent her into internal exile.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

While that deal doesn’t compete directly with Broadcom’s TPUs, Google is charting a course that lessens its reliance on its partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 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

"Routine lessens risk," her father chimed in, scarfing his food because he had a flight to catch.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

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

The impact of Garrett’s absence could be lessened if Aaron Donald plays for the first time next Monday night against the Giants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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

But slowly, so slowly Minli almost didn’t notice it, the darkness of the night lessened.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

Anderson cited Saavedra’s “prompt and extensive cooperation” as a factor in lessening the sentence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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

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

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

Warmth spread from that point throughout his body, calming him, lessening the pain.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner


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