reduce
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With the European Union's second-largest economy on the brink of recession and under pressure to reduce its debt, authorities have little room to quell student anger with additional spending.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Scientists have discovered that restoring the function of aging liver cells can dramatically reduce harmful substances in the bloodstream, raising the possibility of treating diseases that affect organs far beyond the liver itself.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Nordhaus’s model led him to favor a carbon tax to reduce emissions, but not all the way to net zero: The costs weren’t worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Their decisions to delay or reduce investments in critical projects are particularly troubling given the billions of dollars in profits reported by their parent companies in recent years,” Perez wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The result of the moving picture was that the surgeons involved managed to reduce their ether time by fifteen per cent.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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During ordinary acute pain, the brain generally reduces activity in the DMN so it can concentrate on the immediate source of danger.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
In Thursday’s Macro Voices podcast, he noted that if AI displaces workers and reduces their earning power, then the outstanding debt still needs to be serviced.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Today’s grid loses as much as 8% from power generation to end use, and the upgrade of the grid to higher voltages dramatically reduces energy losses, making the whole grid more economical.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"A listed Jio must answer to minority shareholders… which structurally reduces its incentive to keep pricing suppressed."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
This table is sure to horrify any knowledgeable scholar, because it reduces exceedingly complex histories to a few seemingly precise dates.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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These adjustments reduced its speed relative to the asteroids to just 20 meters per second, allowing mission controllers to carefully manage the remaining approach.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“The real threats from AI products today include cybersecurity, fraud and reduced productivity,” McNamee observed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
"In the face of vulnerability, the state's response must not be reduced to a mathematical equation," it said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The earliest you can claim your Social Security retirement benefits is age 62, but those payments will be reduced for life if you do.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
By day, my grandmother expertly managed a thriving Bible bookstore on the Far South Side, but in her off-hours with Dandy she was reduced to a meekness I found perplexing, even as a young girl.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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The company is reducing costs, helped by investment in technology, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Instead of concentrating almost exclusively on reducing salt, future dietary recommendations may increasingly emphasize the combined benefits of consuming less sodium and more potassium.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
One is in the San Fernando Valley, where public safety, reducing homelessness, providing more affordable housing and spurring economic development have emerged as top issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
That way, your gift will be below the threshold reducing your federal estate-tax exemption.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Severe reducing was thought to be the culprit behind an epidemic of fatal lung diseases, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, among jockeys.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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