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reduce

[ri-doos, -dyoos] / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /




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Kevin Warsh insists the Federal Reserve will do whatever it takes to reduce U.S. inflation to its 2% target.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Takaichi opted for a 1% rate instead of a zero rate to simplify implementation and reduce the burden on retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The conflict with the US does not remove domestic pressures the country faces, but may reduce the immediate political pressure created by them.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Participation in the arts has been shown to reduce isolation, improve mental health and strengthen social bonds.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Akira and her mom had come here from California—by train, to reduce their carbon footprint—so Akira could experience the rally in person.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

This reduces the need for complex measurements while also increasing sensitivity.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Lenders' funding costs have increased as markets judge that a prolonged conflict reduces the possibility of interest rate cuts by central banks.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Regular exercise like running or walking strengthens the heart and reduces the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

These are temporary periods in late summer when a state waives or reduces taxes on items such as school supplies, clothes or electronics to help families cut their back-to-school costs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Accessorized with the right mix of confidence and haughtiness, it reduces my audience to a world of leering carpetbaggers and gasping Aunt Pittypats.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He noted that for Mastercard’s customer base, which consists of financial-services players, the company’s open standard for stablecoins “provides direct participation, reduced dependency on third parties and the benefits of distributed economics.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Strategy grew its bitcoin holdings by 11% to 846,000 bitcoin and reduced its convertible debt by 18% to $6.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

These differences may have reduced direct competition by allowing the animals to pursue different kinds of prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

This April, Al-Doush's sentence was reduced on appeal to five years.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Morgan Stanley had done as much as any Wall Street firm to persuade the rating agencies to treat consumer loans as they treated corporate ones—as assets whose risks could be dramatically reduced if bundled together.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Polaris CEO Mike Speetzen told analysts this week that by the end of 2027, less than 5% of the company’s total cost of goods sold will originate from China, reducing its tariff burden.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The results indicate that FA suppresses this process by inhibiting voltage-dependent calcium channels, reducing the calcium signals needed for the muscles to tighten.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

But the war in the Middle East was having an effect, reducing second-quarter growth by one percentage point, Guerra said.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The ability to hold another person’s reality alongside one’s own, without reducing it or rewriting it, requires training, repetition and exposure.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Zoya Nazyalensky—a powerful Squaller, gorgeous to the point of absurdity, and capable of reducing Nina’s confidence to ash with a single raised brow.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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