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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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NAHT's Graham Gault said "school leaders have yet to experience any meaningful reduction in the huge pressures they face," while the NEU's Pauline Buchanan said "there has been insufficient progress on core matters".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The analysts expect a reduction in easyJet’s independent capacity footprint to be positive for sector supply discipline and pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The court then issued a related ruling in Rutherford that prisoners could not receive a reduction in sentence based on mandatory minimums that Congress had reduced after their conviction.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

"When we fed mice diets enriched with fish oil, we saw a 50% reduction in disease compared with mice fed a standard fat diet."

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The men experienced reduction in the dopamine transporter, a protein, as compared to a control group of nine men who were not compulsive Internet users.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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