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John le Carré, Boston Globe, 19 Nov. 1989
At about six, as the heat abated, people began to crowd the streets and marketplaces, and to fill the cafés.
—Milton Viorst, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 1987
But his attitude of sullen grievance and simmering fury never abated fully.
—Joseph Heller, God Knows, 1984
We waited for the wind to abate.
interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But unlike other activities that spiked during COVID—bicycling and stationary training like Peloton—pickleball growth hasn’t abated.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
But the problem hasn't abated since, and workplace violence in health care settings had been increasing steadily before then, too, rising 62% from 2011 to 2018.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
This demand shows no signs of abating: The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the digital marketing landscape — including social media marketing — is expected to grow by 8% annually, with nearly 200,000 new jobs expected to be created by 2030.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Abate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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verbFederal Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 43Note: A problem arises in estate law when the amount of the bequests and devises made in a will exceeds the assets available in the estate. In such a case, some or all of the bequests and devises may have to be abated to make up the deficit. Under the Uniform Probate Code, property in the estate that is not given under the will abates first, residuary devises abate second, general devises abate third, and specific devises abate last.
Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a-, prefix stressing result + battre to beat
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