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[ri-doos, -dyoos] / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /




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To prevent nightmare scenarios, regulators and advocates say the key is to first reduce the stigma around mental health and reduce the threat of pilots’ losing their income or license if they seek help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Conservatives estimate their reforms would reduce the number of affected estates in 2030 to 22,000.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The findings therefore suggest that cutting back on simple sugars during and after antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce microbiome damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

When companies repurchase their own stock, they reduce the number of shares outstanding, and that can help boost earnings per share.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I don’t do that, because it’s hard enough catching bats. No reason to reduce their numbers.”

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Their population would be scattered in disconnected pockets, which reduces chances of breeding between groups and increases their risks of long-term decline or local extinction, which is already a threat, the study says.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Iñárritu reduces our connection to art to a distraction.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Conservationists argued it destroys habitat for rare species and reduces the forests’ ecological value.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

RBC reduces its target price on the stock to 13.25 euros from 13.50 previously, but reiterates its outperform recommendation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The program reduces pollution and conserves natural resources.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Pilots are now able to fly while taking a greater number of psychiatric drugs, for example, and the agency has reduced the time pilots have to wait to resume flying after seeking treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

With that restraint reduced, the neurons became more active.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Poor conditions in Mexico and Florida further reduced supplies, and tomato prices climbed to their highest level in roughly two decades.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

And appliances that reduced some labor often raised the bar: more frequent washing, more cleaning, more elaborate meals, as University of Chicago home economics professor Hazel Kyrk described in “Economic Problems of the Family.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

By dint of entreaties expressed in energetic whispers, I reduced the half-dozen to two: these however, he vowed he would select himself.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In June, Microsoft also unveiled its own cutting-edge artificial intelligence models -- a crucial step toward reducing its dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The concern is that if one major company begins reducing its spending on the AI build-out, others may follow, potentially causing a broad pullback in tech investment and a significant market disruption.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Patel said the same neurons could potentially represent a broader target for understanding or reducing anxiety.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The school system has added staff in support of this approach, while simultaneously banning school police officers from campus except in emergencies and sharply reducing the size of the school police force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

I stand in the shower for ages, gradually' reducing the water temperature, making it cooler and cooler until it’s properly cold.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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