cutting down
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The approach may also reduce costs and improve working conditions by cutting down on time consuming procedures and limiting the use of hazardous chemicals.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Tuchel will now work towards cutting down the squad to a final contingent of 26 players for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Stovall also pointed to the long lines for security checks at US airports, and heightened travel safety concerns, as reasons that many people are cutting down on nonessential travel.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Cruise lines have spent the past few years “systematically” cutting down on their own value proposition, cutting inclusions, adding fees and shrinking the onboard experiences while raising fares significantly, she said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
By the late 1980s—this is so extraordinary I can hardly stand it—it was the only significant player in the American timber industry that was cutting down trees faster than it replaced them.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
