reduced

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If you retired at 62, a $1,000 benefit would be reduced by 30%, according to the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

However, changing diets, including reduced salt intake in some regions, have shifted the global burden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As the Lindgren siblings stumble into adulthood, they are often reduced to the level of animals who seek contentment in the proximity of other warm bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She was grateful for our help and showed remarkable improvement when we told her that we were going to fight to get her sentence reduced, but she had many other needs.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson