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lessen

[les-uhn] / ˈlɛs ən /


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A slower infrastructure race could reduce pressure on their cash flows and lessen the need to keep adding capacity as quickly.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

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

Even within the states’ artificially narrow frame, a 27% share of feature-film box office doesn’t by itself establish that this merger will substantially lessen competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The storm above the ship seemed to lessen just a bit, as if the other venti were thinking, Oh, crud.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But by supporting both new and used EVs, it lessens equity concerns — that only people with higher incomes are able to take advantage of the program, Michalek said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

This actuarial approach lessens the chance you’ll run out of money, and it lets good market returns flow through to higher spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

As Microsoft’s control over OpenAI lessens, OpenAI has been strengthening its relationship with Amazon.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

But the problem is that there are good safety reasons for allowing the 350kw super-clip, as it lessens the need for another energy-harvesting strategy known as lift and coast.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

I feel like hating him while I work with him lessens my betrayal of Tobias somehow.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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

The tech giants, which introduced consumer-friendly streaming options, have lessened the influence of traditional companies such as Paramount and Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Ultimately, if England are able to control the tempo of the game, dominating the ball for large parts, they will be hoping that the time they spend close to their own goal will be lessened.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

But no matter how many times it happened, the sting never lessened.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

When it comes to our kids, our quest for optimization is not so much lessening anxiety as feeding it.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

A source close to PIF said the move should not be seen as a sign of any lessening in interest in sports investments.

From BBC Apr. 16, 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

What matters now is whether oil comes down and stays there, taking the pressure off inflation and lessening the need for interest-rate hikes, said Privorotsky.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

Gradually, more from a lessening of strength than from peace of soul, his sobs ceased and he lay on his back, staring at the ceiling.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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