lessening

Example Sentences

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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 Kail’s fleet maneuvers keep the production from bogging down without lessening the emotional combustion that is the source of the playwright’s lasting genius.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

One way of lessening that impact is to do what the Fed does.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

But the biggest benefits are anticipated to be in lessening the severity of the disease rather than stopping you get ill or slowing the spread of the virus.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

There was a discernible lessening in Aunt Addie’s hostility; perhaps she had come to the conclusion that my lost soul was more valuable than petty pride.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright