reduce
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Instead of simply eating more pollen to compensate for missing nutrients, bees may reduce their intake when another nutrient becomes excessive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Canada has been in pursuit of a deal that would have the US drop or reduce tariffs on its steel, aluminium, automobiles and lumber.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Meta doesn't deny that some users, including teens, have negative experiences on its two core apps, but the company maintains it created features to reduce those risks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Officials who supported holding policy steady argued that information gathered between July and the Fed’s next meeting in mid-September “could provide more clarity and correspondingly reduce uncertainty about the inflation outlook.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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He said that the potential of slowing momentum for AI companies reduces the “existential perceived threat” that AI could kill software-as-a-service businesses like ServiceNow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Maintaining a strong, healthy balance system when you’re younger as well reduces the risk of falls later in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It found exercise reduces pain and improves function in people with knee osteoarthritis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
If the state case can’t go forward, it reduces the chances Mangione will spend all of his remaining days behind bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Well. I think it could happen. Certainly it hasn’t happened yet. I’m not worried. More likely it would be a virus that reduces us by some per-=fr® centage. By thirty percent. By ninety percent.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Earlier trial readouts showed that the vaccine in combination with Keytruda reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 49% compared with Keytruda alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Coffee is consumed around the world every day, and earlier research has associated coffee drinking with a reduced risk of conditions including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The airline also said removing built-in displays reduced weight and maintenance costs at a time when carriers were focused on efficiency.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Treasury Department reported on Monday that nearly all major foreign holders of U.S. debt reduced their holdings in June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Indigenous peoples’ land base has also been drastically reduced since first contact with Europeans.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections, reducing the number needed each year by 86%.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The minutes on Wednesday also confirmed earlier US media reports that Warsh had suggested reducing the number of times the rate-setting committee meets from eight to six times a year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The researchers sought to avoid these problems by using SumIL-2, a modified form of IL-2 engineered to more precisely activate cancer-fighting T cells while reducing stimulation of regulatory T cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
That is because jet fuel and diesel are both middle distillates derived from crude oil, limiting refiners’ ability to boost one without reducing the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He had been reducing drastically to make weight for another horse, and was barely able to stand.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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