reduce
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Australia will reduce migration by curbing "visa hopping", tightening rules on students and working holiday makers as well as cracking down on overstayers, its interior minister said Thursday, as the far-right surges in the polls.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
But he has not been drawn on whether this means his budget on October 28 will include new tax rises to help reduce Britain's debt pile.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
A cadre of gifted, creative and patriotic thinkers can uncover wasteful spending and reduce federal debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Finding ways to reduce credit-card balances and reducing credit-card usage that can’t be repaid monthly are “going to be even more important now,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But she was sorry only because of Kimberly, the way she had begun to mix the salad as though to reduce it to a pulp.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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“Slower model development injects uncertainty, but we are skeptical it reduces total demand over time,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
He said that it reduces the amount of stress and surprise on a matchday when such disruptions occur.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Inclisiran, for example, is an siRNA-based medication that reduces production of PCSK9.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Analysts believe this shift reduces the risk of a gas price spike translating into electricity bill hikes as severe as those seen in 2022, although costs are still expected to rise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Drawing blood reduces blood pressure slightly, which may have taken some of the pressure off his swollen brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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This altered the pearled structure in both the models and mouse neurons and reduced the speed of electrical signaling.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Next reduced its sales forecast by 18 million pounds, lowering expected growth to 2.0% from 2.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Would Roebuck support his bid for a reduced sentence then?
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Under the plans, the number of cots will be reduced to one or two.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The courts ignored Debbie Baigre's call for a reduced sentence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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But reducing his restraint to fear or campaign calculation also gives him too little agency.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Officials noted that, on balance, the reconstruction is reducing student capacity at these schools, which also allows for more open space and recreation areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Finding ways to reduce credit-card balances and reducing credit-card usage that can’t be repaid monthly are “going to be even more important now,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Reducing methane, however, is not a substitute for reducing carbon dioxide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
As good as Farmer was as a clinical doctor, Hiatt had been urging him to rethink his priorities, including reducing his Haiti involvement to the role of consultant.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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