lessen

Example Sentences

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Berlin has now accelerated efforts to lessen its reliance on American LNG and wants to increasingly bank on green hydrogen generated through clean energy to achieve its climate targets.

From Barron's

It was his job to lessen that imbalance, to help make the world if not more fair, then more just.

From Literature

Afterward she might want to lie down and rest, but she can always talk to me and her wheezing always lessens.

From Literature

The data-storage industry has consolidated in recent years, lessening the competitive pressures on Western Digital.

From Barron's

There have been years of discussions of a federated European Union cloud and talks of what lessened dependence on the whims of American Big Tech companies might mean.

From Barron's