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abates

  • present tense form
    of abate (3rd person singular).
    abate
    verb (used with object)
    to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate one's enthusiasm.

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The stress among private-credit borrowers is occurring while the U.S. economy is performing well, a possible warning sign that losses could jump sharply if growth abates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“This year, investors have been more sensitive to Shopify’s cost management and margin dilution, and we believe today’s print largely abates those concerns, and establishes an upward trajectory for FCF margins going forward,” Shao wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Then, in the depths of a recession, debts are settled, panic abates, green shoots appear, and banks begin lending more easily again — fueling a recovery that enables a new upswing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Salvage teams have been notified and will locate and sink the container when the storm abates.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin