abate

Example Sentences

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However, a shortage of workers with the right skills is an ongoing challenge that shows no signs of abating given that millions of people have either joined the army or left the country.

From BBC

Defense stocks fell again Tuesday, failing to get a boost from ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which may or may not be abating soon.

From Barron's

The wind abates, the sun comes out, the trail across is flat—frozen seawater—and the dogs are well rested.

From Literature

The RSF has verbally accepted a Quad roadmap for peace beginning with a humanitarian truce, but neither side has formally responded and fighting has accelerated rather than abated.

From BBC

That tailwind isn’t likely to abate when the fighting in Iran ends.

From Barron's