lessened
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Since then, the stigma surrounding bargain stores has lessened for both customers and brands.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Huge improvements in energy efficiency have also lessened the role of oil in the economy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
She lost her sight aged 17, five years ago, and says her more observational tics, such as focusing on peoples' physical appearances, have since lessened.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
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 • Jan. 28, 2026
But the privations, or rather the hardships, of Lowood lessened.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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