decrease
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Decrease the heat to low and stir to melt the cheese.
From Washington Times • May 24, 2023
Decrease the cook times throughout by 1 to 2 minutes.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Decrease the heat to low and add the peas and season to taste with salt and pepper.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022
Consider this survey question: “If the Dow dropped 3 percent tomorrow, I would guess that the day after tomorrow the Dow would: 1. Increase, 2. Decrease, 3. Stay the same, or 4. No opinion.”
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021
Crop of 1840 838,052 51,000 "" 1850 294,044 17,261 Decrease 544,008 bus.
From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan
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