reducing

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In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The conglomerate left its position in Apple untouched, snapping a three-quarter streak of reducing its stake in the iPhone maker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Farmers will have to make difficult choices, using fewer inputs, switching crops or reducing irrigation, all of which lower yields," he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

According to Chan, the department set a precedent by moving a complex live system to an in-house set up, reducing reliance on external suppliers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Hellenistic rulers, it is said, trivialized Greek civic life by reducing it to pompous pageantry and contests over who could best flatter the king.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro