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relieves

  • present tense form of relieve (3rd person singular).

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He also says the technology relieves some traditional pain points.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

"Looking back and revisiting something that we already know about kind of relieves that anxiety, or it kind of just distracts us from all of the current changes that are happening."

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Homan suggested ICE agents would cover entry and exit points so "that relieves that TSA officer to go to screening and to reduce those lines".

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

“Writing it all down relieves that burden 100%,” said Francis, whose firm has created a downloadable booklet to help the process.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin