- present participle of reduce.
reducing
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Chief executive Benjamin Heaven Taylor said black poplars play an important role in reducing flood risk, by lining rivers and floodplains, holding water back.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
As Switzerland's glaciers continue to shrink irreversibly, the amount of meltwater they can provide will also decline, reducing a source of water that currently helps offset shortages during the warmer months.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
It also has led to a reshuffling of families from some other Middle East embassies, a U.S. official said, reducing its footprint as risks grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
If he played the balance of diabetes management and reducing wrong, he could faint in the saddle while moving at forty miles per hour.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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