abated

Surely, the people would start to see that inflation had abated, the job market was great and that interest rates were coming down, right?

The far-right authoritarianism resurgence of that time has not abated since.

With prices still elevated, voters haven’t yet felt how much inflation has abated, faster here than in other nations, and just last week the Fed finally cut interest rates, and signaled more cuts ahead.

But the urgency of that issue has abated, as wages rise and inflation subsides, dropping to 2.9% in the most recent official reading - the slowest pace since March 2021.

With Democrats’ rapid consolidation behind Harris after President Biden’s withdrawal from the race, the near-frantic tone of such discussions has largely abated, and the conversation has turned to what to expect from a U.S. administration led by her.