reduce
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Under the agreement, Voltus will pay homes and businesses to reduce power consumption during times of peak demand and make use of technology including home batteries and smart thermostats to manage that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He said the department's workload action plan set out "a clear programme of reform to reduce unnecessary workload and build a more manageable and sustainable workload culture".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Microsoft, the first company to have invested massively in OpenAI, has for several years been seeking to reduce its reliance on its Sam Altman-led partner.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Producers growing hay, for example, may decide to reduce or forgo some fertilizer applications, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It remains the law in Alabama, where judges almost exclusively use this power to turn life sentences into death sentences, although they're also authorized to reduce death verdicts to life if they so choose.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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