Example Sentences

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"Among the treatment goals is relieving obstructions in both large and small arteries."

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

“I would gladly close down due to the epidemiological situation, but unfortunately, no one is relieving me of my financial obligations - the rent, bills and so on,” he said.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021

In Scotland, public health officials are increasingly confident that the immunisation programme is relieving the front line pressure on the NHS.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2021

The easier part is relieving physical symptoms, most often pain and agitation, which Dieter controls through medication.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2018

For a long moment Longstreet thought: he is relieving me.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara