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reduce

[ri-doos, -dyoos] / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /




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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

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

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

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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