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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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Bowden-Kerby said the lack of fish and the reduction in size is a serious concern for a country that lives off the sea.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

First, inventory existing requirements, set reduction targets and require agencies to identify rules whose costs exceed their benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Gallucci calls for investment in wildfire fuel reduction, forest management and resilient power infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is hoping to save 5.1 billion euros in the health sector, including through a reduction in reimbursements.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The AEC chairman could not imagine how a bifurcated weapons program would operate or how the reduction in responsibility for the Super would affect morale on the New Mexico mesa.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Outside partnerships are especially important because of staffing reductions to the National Park Service and attendant low morale, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We would expect to have some reductions in steel and cars and aluminum," the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

‘We would be imposing benefit reductions on a population that is already experiencing rising poverty.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The study followed 15 patients for one year to determine whether the cholesterol and triglyceride reductions previously reported after two months would continue over time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still other soil microbes perform various oxidations and reductions by which minerals such as iron, manganese, and sulfur are transformed and made available to plants.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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