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Emilia Scutt, cancer manager in Salisbury, says that efforts to reduce missed appointments have really helped their numbers.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Full ownership should also simplify Public Financial’s ownership structure, reduce listing and compliance costs, and allow resources to be redeployed to core banking operations, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“My starting expectation would be, they would be with me on things to reduce the cost of living, so let’s work together,” he told The Times on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Homeowners should switch carriers to reduce insurance costs, ICE’s research suggested.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Inhabitants of those islands developed intensive dryland agriculture requiring a heavy input of labor to build terraces, carry out mulching, rotate crops, reduce or eliminate fallow periods, and maintain tree plantations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Analysts believe this shift reduces the risk of a gas price spike translating into electricity bill hikes as severe as those seen in 2022, although costs are still expected to rise.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

This process reduces genetic diversity within the successful population.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Proponents of the philosophy say it reduces management layers that bog down decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Every October, USC reduces our health care options, and at this point only the most expensive plan covers my doctors,” said Sanjay Madhav, a Viterbi School of Engineering professor of practice who has muscular dystrophy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Drawing blood reduces blood pressure slightly, which may have taken some of the pressure off his swollen brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Gallo Saidy, the Nawec chief, also appealed for patience, saying reduced electricity imports from the regional grid had contributed to the shortages.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Macy’s used to accept returns for a full year after purchases, but reduced it to 180 days in 2017, 90 days in 2019 and to 30 days in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Cupertino-based company said it had reduced the visible crease in the middle of the screen -- one of the main criticisms leveled at foldables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

He feels conflicted about using the word “queer” to categorize his work, but only largely because he does not want his pieces to be reduced to tacky, “kitsch-ified” representations of Latinidad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Remarkably effective, the boycott reduced sales between 15 and 20 percent for a total loss to the targeted businesses of around a million dollars.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In Ivory Coast, reducing the "significant weight" of the informal sector with notably the creation of a status for small entrepreneurs is one pillar of an ambitious national development plan, unveiled in July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

However, El Niño and marine heatwaves can change the timing or force of the winds, potentially dampening coastal upwelling and reducing the availability of food for sea life along the coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The findings suggest that GLP-1 signaling could help protect the brain by reducing inflammation, cellular stress, and other biological processes associated with bipolar disorder.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

MSF said while the US was still the largest donor to Sudan, existing grants to many USAID-funded organisations ran out in June - as European governments were also reducing international assistance.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“By reducing its half-life, you will be able to occupy the planet far sooner,” I go on, hoping she won’t be able to resist.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera