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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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Even if it does cause weight loss or a reduction in inflammation, she says, it’s unclear whether those results will persist long-term or whether the practice causes harm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The regulator said StubHub UK admitted breaking the law and received a 40% reduction to its financial penalty.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Today, she says everyday activities such as gardening and riding a stationary bicycle are far more enjoyable because of the reduction in pain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

As part of the reduction, Lucid said it has eliminated the second shift of production at its AMP-1 factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The alternatives, he says, will be the obtaining of professional status, or, by 1971, reduction to the role of spectacle-sellers.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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