lessen
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Asked how she would close budget gaps, Almario said the county must conduct greater oversight over its funds and programs to lessen the likelihood of large legal payouts and to “eliminate inefficiencies.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"The helicopter is expected to carry out targeted water drops on the Elan Valley wildfire during the next few hours to extinguish or lessen the impacts of the fire," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
And the time horizon for the hoped-for boost in economic productivity that would lessen price pressures is highly uncertain.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Interest in stablecoins is expected to further climb once the Genius Act takes effect in 2027, as the new guardrails lessen their volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
On he toiled, up and up, turning this way and that to lessen the slope, often stumbling forward, and at the last crawling like a snail with a heavy burden on its back.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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