How to Use abatement in a Sentence

abatement

noun
  • Justin bib tried to bring common sense to a tax abatement program in the city.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 May 2022
  • Getting abatement, the city didn’t think that was a good way to go forward.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 May 2022
  • Given the guidelines from the abatement council, these funds can’t be used to pay old debts.
    Aneri Pattani, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • The money will provide 20% of the setup costs for an abatement program for the counties.
    Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Rivera said he was given a heads-up that the abatement notices would be posted.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
  • The trucks equipped with nozzles and hoses will be used for fire suppression and dust abatement throughout the process.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • There was an air of relief about the camp on Monday, as the word got around that abatement wouldn’t happen — at least for now.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • After all, there has been a steady flow of leaks about the committee’s work and findings with no sign of abatement.
    Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 6 May 2022
  • Under an abatement warrant, the city seized the mice in April and euthanized 773 of them.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Should the project not create enough jobs, or a high enough payroll, NorthPoint would either lose the abatement for that year or make a payment to the city.
    Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Fort Worth’s City Council agreed to provide a 10-year, 70% property tax abatement to the firm.
    Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • James said the $112.7 million due to New York will pay for underage smoking abatement programs across the state.
    Karen Matthews, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Based on the results, the home will be placed in Griffin’s nuisance abatement program and might have to be demolished.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022
  • For unknown reasons, the 33-year-old crossed the center line, went onto the paved shoulder and struck a bridge abatement near Wayside Drive.
    Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Unlike abatements, the city tries to prevent valuables from being thrown away.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The civil rights group is also asking the court to pause the abatement proceedings, which would allow people there to stay.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • For more information on the free home lead inspection and abatement, go to michigan.gov/mileadsafe.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The latter action would give the city control of the building for abatement purposes but leave the land in the owner’s possession.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Average rent abatement equals almost 6% of the total lease term.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
  • The 32-month abatement period had just begun when the pandemic hit.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Bedrock did not respond to a Free Press inquiry on the necessity of the new abatement or the current timeline for the project's completion.
    Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022
  • The flooding has not led to any abatement in the country’s political turmoil.
    Nazish Brohi, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The building has a six-year tax abatement, rentable indoor parking, and a shared roof deck with Manhattan skyline views.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 27 Nov. 2022
  • When presented with the contents of the email by IndyStar, the city insisted wages and other issues were why the tax abatement was pulled.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2022
  • She’s been in this area for about a year, staying even after county and city officials launched a large-scale abatement of the encampment in May.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The posters resemble formal abatement notices but are not.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • In the damp rain on Tuesday, abatement notices tacked to trees heading into the woods at the northeast Anchorage park spelled out the looming deadline.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • In addition, the builder’s homes have the necessary piping for radon abatement, if that should be necessary.
    Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Most of the money will fund opioid abatement and prevention strategies.
    Scott McClallen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
  • One group with concerns about the pending abatement is the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2022

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