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
"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. aims to help wean some Americans off psychiatric medications, including antidepressants.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly of the view we must not doomscroll our way through leaders - we have to wean ourselves off it."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Arthur had managed to wean Sir Aglovale from his revenge, it is true, and the old feud seemed to have healed over.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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