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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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His agenda faces skepticism from some committee members, who question his views on balance-sheet reduction and interest-rate policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Yet the region hasn’t seen a coinciding reduction in the amount of area burned by wildfires or the rate at which people are exposed to fire danger, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

That was a fourth straight weekly decline and substantially surpasses market expectations of a reduction of around 2.5 million barrels.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

For every 1% reduction in share count, Citi estimates a $2 jump in earnings per share.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Unsurprisingly, people with stone implements wanted metal tools as soon as they encountered them—the prospective reduction in workload was staggering.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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