lessen
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She has been advised to take a hormonal contraceptive to help slow monthly tissue growth and lessen the pain.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Vallejo said the four-day summer camp held in September in the San Bernardino Mountains is part of the effort to lessen those risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Kessler answered that his opponents had to demonstrate that there was a probability the deal would lessen competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Having nuclear power could eventually lessen Saudi Arabia's reliance on oil, insulating it from volatilities in the global oil market, said Christopher Russo, an energy expert at the consulting firm Charles River Associates.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
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Further spikes of heat are likely, however as August wears on and the sun gradually loses some of its intensity, the likelihood of extreme temperatures in the high 30s lessens.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Maybe it lessens the phantom pain of not having that piece of himself on his shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
As Microsoft’s control over OpenAI lessens, OpenAI has been strengthening its relationship with Amazon.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Our study suggests that living near a NPP may carry a measurable cancer risk -- one that lessens with distance," said senior author Petros Koutrakis, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
"Routine lessens risk," her father chimed in, scarfing his food because he had a flight to catch.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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It lessened his allegiance to the free-market economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
From a product standpoint, PayPal has pushed passkey verification, which it said has lessened friction customers experience at checkout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
In recent days, a number of MPs close to Burnham - who have no animus to the energy secretary - believe the likelihood of appointing Miliband has lessened significantly.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In both cases, arginine treatment reduced the accumulation of Aβ and lessened its harmful effects.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
Eventually, the pain lessened and within two or three days he was feeling himself again.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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When it comes to our kids, our quest for optimization is not so much lessening anxiety as feeding it.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But that’s also another aspect the proposed rule is addressing, he said: lessening the scope for litigation so that plans of all sizes might be more likely to incorporate these other investment choices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
It is one way of lessening that stressful situation of putting out a game, especially for a smaller studio with fewer people to test it.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Ellen Swallow Richards is known as the founder of home economics, which to her meant bringing scientific principles to domestic life, lessening household labor and improving public health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Warmth spread from that point throughout his body, calming him, lessening the pain.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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