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This could generate high-quality jobs in India, lessen Western dependence on China, and deepen U.S.-India technology relations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, the finding does not lessen the well-established dangers of tobacco use.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Abarca, the owner of King Fio, said she purchased a truck through the state incentive program because she was determined to curb her emissions to lessen pollution in her community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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 boy is suffering and we have no medicine here to lessen his pain. Everything is at our former base.”

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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

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

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

“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

It lessened his allegiance to the free-market economic system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

Then, as the angle of incline lessened, as the mound— the hill—flattened, nearing the bottom, the sled’s forward motion slowed.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

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

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 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

A source close to PIF said the move should not be seen as a sign of any lessening in interest in sports investments.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

What matters now is whether oil comes down and stays there, taking the pressure off inflation and lessening the need for interest-rate hikes, said Privorotsky.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

“But an exceptionally clever student could take a book outside, thus bettering himself without fear of lessening his much-loved faculty of sight.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss