reduce
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For example, investors can customize a portfolio by deciding to focus on a certain type of asset or avoid certain risks, and can take opportunities to reduce or defer capital-gains tax liability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
GLP-1 drugs are known to reduce inflammation through several pathways.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Akira and her mom had come here from California—by train, to reduce their carbon footprint—so Akira could experience the rally in person.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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