reduce
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A publicly held Tata Sons could significantly reduce the control and special rights the Tata Trusts wield over the group.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Doctors often prescribe blood thinners to these patients to reduce the chance of blood clots and stroke.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Supervisory staff did not take prompt and decisive action to encourage or require SVB to reduce its interest rate risk or concentration of vulnerabilities,” a published text of her remarks says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Huawei Technologies is ramping up development of alternatives to Nvidia’s artificial-intelligence computing systems, part of China’s push to reduce reliance on U.S. technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was talk now among the directors of seeking a $10 million appropriation from Congress, but the only immediate solution was to reduce expenditures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Every collision removes some of the energy supplied by the wind and reduces how far a floe can travel before it strikes another piece of ice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Slower model development injects uncertainty, but we are skeptical it reduces total demand over time,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Novel materials allow the helmets to weigh less than their competitors, which Esayian said reduces the energy associated with “head whip”—the motion of a player’s head after impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That can create a feedback: warming reduces some cloud cover, which allows more sunlight in, which produces still more warming.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It hurts, but the satisfaction of having Snow watch me dance with my little sister reduces other feelings to dust.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Many showed reduced activity in genes associated with neuronal function alongside increased activity in genes related to immune responses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Next reduced its sales forecast by 18 million pounds, lowering expected growth to 2.0% from 2.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
To Collins, who is deeply religious, the thought of his brother lying, even for a chance at a reduced sentence, is unacceptable.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Bank payment customers will have their bills automatically reduced while pay-as-you-go customers will receive £63 in credit when they top up their meter.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
It reduced the island’s cat population by at least two-thirds.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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After considerable volatility in the first half of the year, the rupiah has been rangebound this quarter, reducing the need for currency-driven rate increases, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For years, scientists tested whether increasing antioxidants could help fight cancer by reducing reactive oxygen species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
But reducing his restraint to fear or campaign calculation also gives him too little agency.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Using monopoles rather than wooden ones would mean fewer overhead lines are needed, the company said, reducing impacts on farmland and scenery.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Other long-term health problems may also have stemmed from reducing practices.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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