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Carney has traveled the world for new business partners that can help Canada lessen dependence on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

Washing or peeling can lessen the risk of infection, but cooking food to at least 158 degrees reliably kills Cyclospora.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

High pressure will remain centred to the north of the UK and the brisk east to north-easterly winds will gradually lessen with warmer air from northern France pushing back into southern England.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

But that did not lessen the shock of having their books, papers, and letters seized by the government.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Maybe it lessens the phantom pain of not having that piece of himself on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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

Incumbents that increasingly use AI as part of their core processes, like Microsoft and Alphabet, will lose monopoly power as it lessens the degree to which they are differentiated.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Global demand for travel is fairly strong going into the new year, she notes, and that lessens the need to offer deals.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

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

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

But it could be lessened, Percy said, by local authorities embracing technological advances.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

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

Two months after the anniversary of the devastating Southern California firestorms, several legislators at the state Capitol unveiled a package of bills aimed at preventing wildfires and lessening their harms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Those adjustments were intended to cushion the labor market, lessening how aggressively the Fed’s stance is leaning against elevated inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

The five men piled into the Chevy and drove off into the lessening light.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison