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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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In 2022, Snap cut roughly 20% of its employees amid slowing growth in advertising revenue, followed by an additional 10% global reduction in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The retailer is targeting a reduction of selling, general, and administrative expenses of $200 million by the end of the fiscal year, up from a prior goal of $150 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

On the typical home price of $400,000, this reduction amounts to a loss of $20,000, and the losses would be greater for older sellers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

France also saw a major reduction, with nighttime brightness falling by 33 percent as many cities turn off streetlights after midnight to conserve energy and limit light pollution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 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




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