cutting down
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The approach may also reduce costs and improve working conditions by cutting down on time consuming procedures and limiting the use of hazardous chemicals.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
"High ruck speed delivers momentum, quick ball is good attacking ball, cutting down the defence's time to organise," says Middleton.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The aim is to let customers complete much of the purchase and financing paperwork from home, cutting down on the amount of time spent in a physical store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Stovall also pointed to the long lines for security checks at US airports, and heightened travel safety concerns, as reasons that many people are cutting down on nonessential travel.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
But you gunn have to work hard on cutting down on some that talking you like to do.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
