reduce
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Prosecutors could also reduce the charges in a potential second trial or dismiss them altogether.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Others, including sleep scientists and doctors, have proposed making standard time permanent rather than daylight saving time, saying the move would be better for sleep cycles and reduce health risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
If you also expect to leave money to your children in a will or trust, you might want to explain to them that your assistance now will reduce their inheritance later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Filers get to reduce taxable income either by subtracting one overall amount—the standard deduction—or by listing itemized deductions for mortgage interest, state and local taxes, donations and others on Schedule A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And they’d reduce expenses by living outside the city.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Over time, this mechanism reduces the number of LDL receptors, making it harder for the body to keep blood cholesterol under control.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
In Thursday’s Macro Voices podcast, he noted that if AI displaces workers and reduces their earning power, then the outstanding debt still needs to be serviced.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The company reaches 100,000 people and reduces each person’s risk of dying by 1 in 10,000—averting an expected 10 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"A listed Jio must answer to minority shareholders… which structurally reduces its incentive to keep pricing suppressed."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“Yes, I prefer being straightforward and prefer others to be straightforward with me. It reduces the space between people. Saves time.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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But economists generally ascribe that to the combined effects of an aging population and an immigration crackdown that has reduced the supply of available workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It’s unknown whether it’s something in the vaccine itself that’s offering this bonus benefit or it’s simply the effects of reduced flare-ups of the virus within us.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
In a further statement to BBC News NI, a QUB spokesperson said that the university was "facing increasing financial pressures arising from reduced public funding, lower student recruitment income and rising costs".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Eisenkot, 66, a former military chief and political novice, largely shares Netanyahu's views on security issues including Gaza, which Israel has reduced to rubble since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Eventually, the bounce lessened to a dribble, and then the dribble sputtered to a trickle, until it finally reduced back to his usual lumbering step.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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That way, your gift will be below the threshold reducing your federal estate-tax exemption.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
One is in the San Fernando Valley, where public safety, reducing homelessness, providing more affordable housing and spurring economic development have emerged as top issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
They still cared about deficits but cared more about keeping taxes low and reducing them further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
This allows Jupiter's bow shock to transfer energy to more particles, heating them and reducing their speed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the principal agents of decay, reducing plant and animal residues to their component minerals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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