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wean

verb as in detach

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To wean itself off imported oil, China has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into reviving domestic crude production and building the world’s largest electric-vehicle industry.

In the longer term, the deal won’t do anything to stop China’s strategic goal of weaning itself off U.S. soybeans, Suderman said.

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In the longer term, the deal won’t do anything to stop China’s strategic goal of weaning itself off U.S. soybeans, Suderman said.

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She has weaned herself off meds over the past couple of years.

Meantime, Europe to its credit is trying to wean itself off Russian gas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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