cut down

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The training TPU aims to cut down the time it takes to develop frontier AI models from months to weeks, Google said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

You can even use pre-peeled garlic, a staple at many restaurants, to cut down on extra prep time.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“Coming in as a freshman, that was the plan — to cut down nets,” Gabriela said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Now, a little more than two years into the job, May has the Wolverines in the national championship as the odds-on favorites to cut down the nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

They cut down forests, dug canals, cleared fields, built houses, ploughed furrows, and planted fruit trees in tidy rows.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari