reduced

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We’re all familiar with workplace efficiency, where every task must beat the clock and “skill and creativity” are reduced to “repetitive, monotonous tasks, without the beautiful compensation of singing along.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Hopes for renewed U.S.–Iran talks and the Israel–Lebanon ceasefire have reduced some of the immediate panic premium,” said Saxo Bank strategists.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

With leakage reduced to 0.5 percent, the ozone layer would recover to its 1980 condition by 2066.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

There are also potential impacts on land, such as a reduced marine layer, because the warm water temperatures will make it harder for low clouds and fog to develop over land.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Having reduced matter into its fundamental units, they sought to reduce life to similar material units.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee