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lowering

[lou-er-ing, louuhr-ing] / ˈlaʊ ər ɪŋ, ˈlaʊər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
threatening
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Looking ahead, the platform will establish a framework for future deployments of XPU-based compute capacity and networking infrastructure aimed at lowering the cost and power requirements of AI model training and inference, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Moving the schedule meant the matches would be directly competing with the football, basketball and hockey seasons in the U.S., potentially lowering ratings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The Civil Aviation Authority is due to make a decision on lowering the flight approach into the airport by this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

My colleague Paul La Monica reports that “Fidelity is lowering the minimum investment because SpaceX is offering more shares to average investors, with plans to allocate 30% of the deal to individual traders.”

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“I can’t get through to your mother,” Akira’s dad said, lowering his phone.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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