relaxation
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The situation has disrupted social and economic life to such an extent that the authorities announced a rare relaxation of security protocols to allow the city of some three million people to keep functioning.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Versant-owned progressive-leaning news outlet announced Tuesday that it has entered a partnership with Calm, the San Francisco company that develops apps that help with sleep and relaxation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
It mixes images of parquet floors; spindly, naked trees; and Sol LeWitt-style stripes in a geometric composition that juxtaposes inside and out, black and white, relaxation and activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
At six—a year early, by a special relaxation of the rules—he had joined the Spies; at nine he had been a troop leader.
From "1984" by George Orwell
"It has a mechanical activity -- the contractions and relaxations that pump blood through our body -- coupled to an electrical signal that controls that activity."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
Experts have suggested a smattering of possible reasons for the increased rates, such as relaxations in social distancing and masking, increased exposure as a result of vacation travel and waning immunity from past vaccinations.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 14, 2023
UKHospitality, an industry group, said the "practical" Covid-era relaxations had helped some businesses to boost sales.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
"If the announced relaxations of China's zero-COVID policy are implemented, it would also be a positive signal for global supply chains," he added.
From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2022
Hippolytus accused him also of certain relaxations of discipline.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
