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reduce

[ri-doos, -dyoos] / rɪˈdus, -ˈdyus /




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Its media-entertainment segment, which includes TVs and PCs, is expected to significantly reduce losses this year on cheaper outsourced components and a 2025 early retirement program, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That might be considered beneficial, as the thinking behind introducing the 350kW super-clip is to reduce lift and coast, where speed differentials are bigger again, because the wings close and drag increases.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Companies can reduce tariffs to 20% by pledging U.S. manufacturing or gain full exemption by onshoring and agreeing to MFN prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The researchers aimed to extend the time under positive pressure and reduce the period when negative pressure dominates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Rush next began experimenting with the amount of blood he would remove from the body in an effort to reduce inflammation.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy