reduced

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Excessive delays at hospital reduced the ambulance service's ability to service the emergency calls that were awaiting response.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Down on our planet’s surface, a would-be global catastrophe—potentially knocking out entire electrical grids—is reduced to a nighttime display for anyone who cares to look up and see the Northern Lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

The diet increased healthspan, reduced body fat, and lowered frailty in older mice.

From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026

Houses in Dutian were directly hit by the flood surge, with some reduced to their foundations.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

It exposed them to lethal levels of radiation, but reduced Japan’s nuclear contamination tenfold.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman