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As soon as you begin using strategies to solve the puzzle, you've taken the load off of your attention and memory processes which may lessen Wordle's potential benefits, my general advice is to pick a brain activity that provides a challenge. – Aaron Seitz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We've been addressing water, sanitation, hygiene, food issues and medical has been a top priority from day 1, our idea was to ensure that medical( issues were) covered for the migrants but also protect our workforce, but also lessen the burden on the local health system. – David Tarantino	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We see inventory beginning to tick up, which will lessen the intensity of multiple offers, much of the home sales growth is still occurring in the upper-end markets, while the mid - to lower-tier areas aren't seeing as much growth because there are still too few starter homes available. – Lawrence Yun	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That's OK, because we know of things and ways to lessen the risk and to help all of us in the family keep safe. – Sarah Combs	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That’s how we lessen the allure of gang life. – Lori Lightfoot	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We also need to realize case numbers are one of the things that [are] driving the likelihood of this virus acquiring mutations that make it more transmissible, if it’s a 1 in a million chance, we’ve let the dice roll 900,000 times because we haven’t been able to control cases out there. Controlling case numbers is going to be the most critical thing we do to lessen the likelihood of more variants. – Andy Pekosz	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The community was outraged by the killing of Andre Hill, Andre Hill, by law enforcement. The indictment does not lessen the pain of Andre Hill tragic death for Mr. Hill's loved ones, but it is a step towards justice. – Andrew Ginther	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The indictment does not lessen the pain of his tragic death for Mr. Hill’s loved ones, but it is a step towards justice. – Andrew Ginther	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Iran wants two things, to hedge on Afghanistans future by building ties on both sides of the civil war and to drive up U.S. costs to get U.S. forces off one of its borders. Geography ensures that Iran will always have an interest in Afghanistan, but Irans support for the Taliban is largely driven by antagonism with the U.S. So a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would likely lessen, if not end, Irans support for the Taliban. – Benjamin Friedman	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I think that if this virus came to teach us something, it was to teach us that we need to lessen our differences, that empathy and solidarity will stay with us forever. – Olga Amato	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
This estimation is just that, an estimation, however it is based upon the best epidemiological modeling and opinion of experts in pandemics and respiratory viral disease. This estimation assumes no attempt to lessen the outbreak, so there is the potential for these numbers to be altered somewhat by following public health recommendations like social distancing, avoiding large gatherings and practicing good hand hygiene. – James Lawler	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Some consume tramadol for its calming, analgesic and anti-fatigue effects in order to improve intellectual, physical and working performances, and to lessen the need for sleep and decrease appetite, in farming communities, there are reports of tramadol being used by humans and fed to cattle to enable them to work under extreme conditions. Others use tramadol as a recreational drug on account of its stimulant and euphoric effects, or to improve sexual stamina. – World Drug Report	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
In truth, attempts to regulate the civilian possession of firearms have five political functions. They (1) increase citizen reliance on government and tolerance of increased police powers and abuse; (2) help prevent opposition to the government; (3) facilitate repressive action by government and its allies; (4) lessen the pressure for major or radical reform; and (5) can be selectively enforced against those perceived to be a threat to government. – Raymond G. Kessler	added by Normando 4 years ago
There's a lot of trade and economic flow between January Taiwan and The US as well as investment and trade with China, we have to make sure that we can lessen the impact of any kind of uncertainty on Taiwan's economy. – United States	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We hope that people understand that channeling tension, feelings of dissatisfaction and uncertainty toward something that is meaningful and productive is a healthy approach to managing stress, taking active steps to address your concerns can lessen feelings of stress. – Arthur Evans	Found on CNN 5 years ago
My fervent hope is that Judge Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in The Supreme Court so we have far fewer 5-4 decisions and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our highest court is restored. – Susan Collins	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The symptoms include dizziness, headaches and lack of ability to concentrate, amongst others, in some cases the symptoms have appeared to lessen in intensity, before reasserting themselves. – The Canadian government	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The strain on the heart can lessen, and the heart can remodel itself over time. – Richard Novitch	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
These symptoms tend to lessen or go away over treatment time, seizure during treatment is the most serious known risk of TMS, and only a very few cases of seizure have been reported. There is little evidence of risk of seizures using TMS the way it is used for depression. – Kate Beaver	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Dr. Joe Taravella, a licensed clinical psychologist at New York University Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Rehabilitation, told FoxNews.com. It’s when those fears turn into phobias that trouble begins. When we have a phobia, it's a very significant and intense fear, so, take that fear and multiply it by 100 and, it is so intense that people sometimes feel like they're having a panic attack, they're going to die. Some research has found that as many as one in 10 people suffer from a severe weather-related phobia. Experts agree that one of the best steps you can take to lessen anxiety is to make a plan — the logic being that you ca n’t change the weather, but you can change the way you react to it. – Joe Taravella	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There's these huge demands on men and women to not look their age any longer, and for me, I just hope that people will see these pictures of men and women who have grown older with vitality and grace and creativity and it will help to lessen some of their fears about growing older themselves. – Ari Seth Cohen	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have a business mix and business strategies that enable us to navigate that potential disruption better than most of our competitors, but that does not lessen our concerns about unintended consequences for American households. – Scot Hoffman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're all expecting the rate increase, and once the rate is increased, the uncertainty - most of it - will lessen. – Pankaj Patel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After intensive negotiations and painful compromises, we all agreed to an extensive reform package, my advice is that it (the package) is implemented with determination and on the other hand, Europe should not lessen the help that Greece still needs. – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

As soon as you begin using strategies to solve the puzzle, you've taken the load off of your attention and memory processes which may lessen Wordle's potential benefits, my general advice is to pick a brain activity that provides a challenge.

– Aaron Seitz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We've been addressing water, sanitation, hygiene, food issues and medical has been a top priority from day 1, our idea was to ensure that medical( issues were) covered for the migrants but also protect our workforce, but also lessen the burden on the local health system.

– David Tarantino

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We see inventory beginning to tick up, which will lessen the intensity of multiple offers, much of the home sales growth is still occurring in the upper-end markets, while the mid - to lower-tier areas aren't seeing as much growth because there are still too few starter homes available.

– Lawrence Yun

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That's OK, because we know of things and ways to lessen the risk and to help all of us in the family keep safe.

– Sarah Combs

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That’s how we lessen the allure of gang life.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We also need to realize case numbers are one of the things that [are] driving the likelihood of this virus acquiring mutations that make it more transmissible, if it’s a 1 in a million chance, we’ve let the dice roll 900,000 times because we haven’t been able to control cases out there. Controlling case numbers is going to be the most critical thing we do to lessen the likelihood of more variants.

– Andy Pekosz

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The community was outraged by the killing of Andre Hill, Andre Hill, by law enforcement. The indictment does not lessen the pain of Andre Hill tragic death for Mr. Hill's loved ones, but it is a step towards justice.

– Andrew Ginther

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The indictment does not lessen the pain of his tragic death for Mr. Hill’s loved ones, but it is a step towards justice.

– Andrew Ginther

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Iran wants two things, to hedge on Afghanistans future by building ties on both sides of the civil war and to drive up U.S. costs to get U.S. forces off one of its borders. Geography ensures that Iran will always have an interest in Afghanistan, but Irans support for the Taliban is largely driven by antagonism with the U.S. So a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would likely lessen, if not end, Irans support for the Taliban.

– Benjamin Friedman

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I think that if this virus came to teach us something, it was to teach us that we need to lessen our differences, that empathy and solidarity will stay with us forever.

– Olga Amato

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

This estimation is just that, an estimation, however it is based upon the best epidemiological modeling and opinion of experts in pandemics and respiratory viral disease. This estimation assumes no attempt to lessen the outbreak, so there is the potential for these numbers to be altered somewhat by following public health recommendations like social distancing, avoiding large gatherings and practicing good hand hygiene.

– James Lawler

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Some consume tramadol for its calming, analgesic and anti-fatigue effects in order to improve intellectual, physical and working performances, and to lessen the need for sleep and decrease appetite, in farming communities, there are reports of tramadol being used by humans and fed to cattle to enable them to work under extreme conditions. Others use tramadol as a recreational drug on account of its stimulant and euphoric effects, or to improve sexual stamina.

– World Drug Report

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In truth, attempts to regulate the civilian possession of firearms have five political functions. They (1) increase citizen reliance on government and tolerance of increased police powers and abuse; (2) help prevent opposition to the government; (3) facilitate repressive action by government and its allies; (4) lessen the pressure for major or radical reform; and (5) can be selectively enforced against those perceived to be a threat to government.

– Raymond G. Kessler

added by Normando
4 years ago

There's a lot of trade and economic flow between January Taiwan and The US as well as investment and trade with China, we have to make sure that we can lessen the impact of any kind of uncertainty on Taiwan's economy.

– United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We hope that people understand that channeling tension, feelings of dissatisfaction and uncertainty toward something that is meaningful and productive is a healthy approach to managing stress, taking active steps to address your concerns can lessen feelings of stress.

– Arthur Evans

Found on CNN
5 years ago

My fervent hope is that Judge Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in The Supreme Court so we have far fewer 5-4 decisions and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our highest court is restored.

– Susan Collins

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The symptoms include dizziness, headaches and lack of ability to concentrate, amongst others, in some cases the symptoms have appeared to lessen in intensity, before reasserting themselves.

– The Canadian government

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The strain on the heart can lessen, and the heart can remodel itself over time.

– Richard Novitch

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

These symptoms tend to lessen or go away over treatment time, seizure during treatment is the most serious known risk of TMS, and only a very few cases of seizure have been reported. There is little evidence of risk of seizures using TMS the way it is used for depression.

– Kate Beaver

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Dr. Joe Taravella, a licensed clinical psychologist at New York University Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Rehabilitation, told FoxNews.com. It’s when those fears turn into phobias that trouble begins. When we have a phobia, it's a very significant and intense fear, so, take that fear and multiply it by 100 and, it is so intense that people sometimes feel like they're having a panic attack, they're going to die. Some research has found that as many as one in 10 people suffer from a severe weather-related phobia. Experts agree that one of the best steps you can take to lessen anxiety is to make a plan — the logic being that you ca n’t change the weather, but you can change the way you react to it.

– Joe Taravella

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There's these huge demands on men and women to not look their age any longer, and for me, I just hope that people will see these pictures of men and women who have grown older with vitality and grace and creativity and it will help to lessen some of their fears about growing older themselves.

– Ari Seth Cohen

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have a business mix and business strategies that enable us to navigate that potential disruption better than most of our competitors, but that does not lessen our concerns about unintended consequences for American households.

– Scot Hoffman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're all expecting the rate increase, and once the rate is increased, the uncertainty - most of it - will lessen.

– Pankaj Patel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After intensive negotiations and painful compromises, we all agreed to an extensive reform package, my advice is that it (the package) is implemented with determination and on the other hand, Europe should not lessen the help that Greece still needs.

– German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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