as in amelioration
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Noun
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By 2050, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans for 50 to 60 percent of Japan’s electricity to come from renewables, including biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and offshore wind as well as solar—with a controversial increase in nuclear-power production filling in the gaps.—
Hannah Kirshner,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025 -
The Trust has yet to identify a concrete reason behind the precipitous drop in South Dade’s homeless population beyond a countywide increase in outreach efforts.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last week’s good reviews could prompt an upturn in business.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) After a breakthrough comes a breakdown!—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The leaders are seeking a breakthrough after two peace processes in Luanda and Nairobi stalled as tensions escalated.—
Reuters,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The path forward for the betterment of Gaza citizens and peace in the region will not be easy or universally popular.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The global economy had been freed from the netting of politics—an antiquated pastime riddled with laws, parties, and voters—thereby enabling goods and capital to move freely toward new frontiers of profit opportunity for the betterment of all.—
Caitlín Doherty,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Just don’t expect feel-good uplift as these two men join forces to document the cruelty.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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The novelist and essayist Dara Horn, for instance, has asserted that any Anne Frank exhibition inevitably cheapens and commercializes the girl’s memory, turning her into a symbol of easy uplift.—
Laurel Graeber,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Melioration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melioration. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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