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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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On the typical home price of $400,000, this reduction amounts to a loss of $20,000, and the losses would be greater for older sellers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Clients should then be entitled to their own “accommodation” in the form of a bill reduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Still, DoubleLine founder and CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, a noted bond investor, wouldn’t dismiss the possibility of the Treasury forcing a reduction some day in the future in the interest coupons it pays bondholders.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Though some activists demanded Wasserman leave his post as LA28 chair and called for a Games boycott, there has been no apparent reduction in sponsorships or ticket sales because of the furor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He told Americans he was ordering a sharp reduction in the bombing of North Vietnam, in the hope that this would lead to peace talks with Hanoi.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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