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lowering

adjective as in threatening

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It has committed itself to a René-esque welfare boost, lowering the retirement age back to 63, slashing island bus fares by 40% and increasing social security benefits.

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The government said the expansion must not breach the UK's legally binding target of lowering emissions to net zero by 2050.

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She said that savers had seen a downward trend in returns during the time when the Bank has been lowering the Bank rate.

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He concluded by saying that his legacy included reducing hunger, lowering unemployment, and the incomes of the working classes growing.

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Weho Times, the local outlet in question, reported that a sign was placed Sunday in the square reading: “Shame on West Hollywood for lowering our flags in honor of a racist, transphobic, homophobic, Nazi-loving monster.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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