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Executives are anticipating more M&A and IPO activity in the months ahead as interest rates come down and regulation lightens up.
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Traffic could lighten up if the city adopts New York-style congestion fees charged to drivers entering the central business district during certain hours.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The rain will begin to lighten up by late Saturday afternoon, providing a break for the region until Monday, when the last in the trio of storms arrives.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Even people with oily skin may need to up the moisturizers in the winter, and drier types can probably lighten up in the summer.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Traffic could lighten up if the city adopts New York-style congestion fees charged to drivers entering the central business district during certain hours.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The rain will begin to lighten up by late Saturday afternoon, providing a break for the region until Monday, when the last in the trio of storms arrives.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Even people with oily skin may need to up the moisturizers in the winter, and drier types can probably lighten up in the summer.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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