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“One of the things that has been on my mind,” Velis said, is the argument that AI is going to reduce costs, lower inflation and allow interest rates to come down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
President Trump has tried to spur space companies along, including signing an executive order last year designed to reduce regulations tied to the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Supervisors have heralded Measure G as a transformative move that will modernize county government and reduce the concentration of power among the board’s members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
A heat pack or immersion in hot water can reduce pain and swelling, and painkillers such as paracetamol can also help.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The flame that issues from its nostrils is a brilliant blue and can reduce timber and bone to ash in a matter of seconds.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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This reduces the need for complex measurements while also increasing sensitivity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Here he reduces a passage of Genesis to read: “Darkness upon the deep waters / In the midst of evening / Let the Sea bring forth / the stars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
These are temporary periods in late summer when a state waives or reduces taxes on items such as school supplies, clothes or electronics to help families cut their back-to-school costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Experts I talked to explained that such decline is the economic result of consolidation, which reduces competition and therefore removes incentives for movie studios to take creative risks.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
That reduces the stress on the animals from too much heat.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Because they are classed as paid employment, benefit payments are reduced to households where young people take on apprenticeships.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ask whether the provider offers a discount, an interest-free payment plan or a reduced price for paying an agreed amount at once.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
While the ratings agency is maintaining its “A-” financial strength and credit ratings of Delaware Life, it reduced its outlook to “negative” because of possible higher credit risk following changes to the insurer’s portfolio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the election, nearly reduced to a sideshow, Wense Grabarek won by 2,245 votes.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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These events push inflation higher while reducing consumers’ purchasing power and slowing economic growth.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
One possibility is to protect adipose tissue before it deteriorates, preventing fat cells from disappearing and reducing the metabolic damage caused by the disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
She said any reform must be funded by reducing current spending and not raising taxes, and also be fair to those who have "made provisions and saved up over the course of their lives".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But authorities boast that the state has lately become a model for reducing mob mayhem — an assertion that many find suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The rain and sea spray stung my eyes, reducing everything to a blur, but as the lightning flashed, it lit—for a second—something jutting out of the sea.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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