ameliorate

If we must open ourselves up to books, are there any that either ameliorate this danger, or else make reading them worthwhile?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Exercising for two hours a day can partially ameliorate this issue, but it doesn’t prevent the problem entirely.

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2026

The three paragraphs on Africa at the end spoke about partnering with "select countries to ameliorate conflict, foster mutually beneficial trade relationships" and move from supplying aid to encouraging investment and economic growth.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Some legislation has been proposed to ameliorate the concerns, or at least lay the legal groundwork for an unconventional quick-turn census.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2025

The accused have told me and their counsel have told me that the accused who were all leaders of the non-European population were motivated entirely by a desire to ameliorate these grievances.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In a way, this ameliorates those perfections of generational righteousness that some people took issues with, especially in early episodes where the character exemplified some of the worst millennial clichés imaginable.

From Salon ● May 12, 2022

"Overall, greater international co-operation is needed to ensure that ESG and climate transition-related practices progress in a manner that ameliorates the current market fragmentation, and strengthens investor confidence and market integrity."

From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2021

Charity, while wonderful, ameliorates the symptoms of inequality, but it does not address its root causes.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2020

You say “at first” you turned down their advances, as if that somehow ameliorates your later decision to accept their advances.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019

Old cheese ameliorates Apples if eaten when crude, probably by reason of the volatile alkali, or ammonia of the cheese neutralizing the acids of the Apple.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

On that, Buchbinder is optimistic that a key cause of rising rates, higher energy costs, will be ameliorated in coming months.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The 40-foot elevation drop from the General Hospital forecourt to the commercial hub will be ameliorated by raising the low area about 20 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

It would have been a lot to ask that Simkhovitch, idealistic and self-sacrificing, predict that immigrant poverty and its housing conditions would be ameliorated with time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Medication also ameliorated the physical symptoms of anxiety and hypervigilance.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025

When I began work at the bank I knew that much of their suffering would be ameliorated.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The $3 million allocation is the first major assistance directed toward ameliorating the spiraling humanitarian crisis since people first began arriving at the church last December.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

To establish its functional roles for ameliorating constipation in humans, the researchers used a clinical trial and a human-to-mouse fecal microbiota transplantation experiment in combination with metagenomics and metabolomics.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023

In 2018, Congress took a small step toward ameliorating this problem.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2023

While ameliorating climate change is a big advantage of getting rid of cars, it is hardly the only reason to do so.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023

She had a notion about the air down here and its ameliorating effects on the circulation.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead