wean
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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
Beijing has been forced to accelerate development of its own advanced semiconductors and wean its tech sector off reliance on US hardware.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
SKW posted losses three years in a row as the country strove to wean itself off cheap Russian energy supplies.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Western companies are betting that global consumption of the fuel will rise for decades even as economies try to wean themselves off other fossil fuels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“You’ll get too used to the crutch and it will be harder to wean you off of it. Let me see...Here, I have an idea.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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