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lowering

[lou-er-ing, louuhr-ing] / ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
threatening
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White House officials are betting that lowering tariff rates will cool rising food inflation, especially for steak and hamburger.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

But lowering the bar for algorithmic alerts based on probabilistic estimates effectively expands the number of people subjected to police attention.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

As one 2024 study found, AI is lowering the cost of deception while increasing its precision.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“But here’s the thing,” Jackson said, lowering his voice.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis




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