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is abating

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

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“While one supply shock is abating, another one may be around the corner,” economists at the New York-based investment bank, led by Nathan Sheets, wrote in a note on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Both are reliable indicators that selling pressure is abating.

From Barron's Jan. 14, 2026

There is little indication the administration’s campaign against such vessels is abating, even as the justification for the strikes comes under the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

As household budgets have been squeezed by high energy bills, grocery prices and other costs, Wednesday’s data will bring some confidence that inflation is abating.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2023

Already the sudden storm is passing, and its fierceness is abating; crowds are scattering homeward, and the sky is beginning to redden over the Yorkshire wolds.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker