relieve
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Huntington Beach had a 5-0 lead with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning when the Oilers’ highly touted left-hander came in to relieve Jared Marchbank.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
It points to a measurable chemical difference inside the brain, but it does not prove that low dietary choline causes anxiety or that increasing choline will relieve symptoms.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
"Until these options can be delivered, we need to play our role in trying to relieve some of the pressures."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
That U.S. rescue effort to relieve sailors, “Project Freedom,” was paused after only 36 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Everything gets eaten, notwithstanding, and if ever anyone is so well off as not to want all his share, there are a dozen others standing by ready to relieve him of it.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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