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has abated

  • present perfect of abate (3rd person singular).

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It said in a statement to BBC Verify that it was now switching to a system of "managed distribution" and would share selected images "on a one-off basis until the security risk has abated".

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

While the price of eggs has fallen back to normal levels now that the bird flu crisis has abated, people are seeing the price of beef skyrocket by 51% since February 2020.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2025

Yes, the optimism has abated from peak levels, but optimism is still warranted.

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

The heat has abated, but on Sunday firefighters evacuated more than 600 people along the east coast of the island of Sardinia.

From Reuters Aug. 7, 2023

Follow this with tincture of aconite, ten drops in water, every four hours, until the fever has abated.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert