wean
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The availability of cheap Chinese electric vehicles and solar panels also gives more options to countries trying to wean themselves off fossil-fuel imports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Still, Chelsea are attempting to wean themselves off chaos and into the stability seen at Arsenal or previously at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"I think that it's time that we wean ourselves from the remaining military support" from the Pentagon, he added.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is announcing steps that he said are aimed at helping wean some Americans off psychiatric medications, including antidepressants.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Birge’s goal was to wean Lawrence from Yale’s aura of prestige, which could seem overwhelming compared with that of a distant public university.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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