reduction
Example Sentences
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Blend for body A partial purée — just enough to thicken—gives you richness without the need for long reduction.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
But according to Goldman Sachs, the combined effect of the ruling and the new levies is actually a reduction in the increase of the effective tariff rate since the beginning of 2025.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Navy will accompany tankers through the strait if necessary, but doing this in combat conditions is a high-risk venture made more difficult by the large reduction in the number of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Specifically, Google’s new paper showed a 20-fold reduction in the quantum computing power needed to break the type of math-based security system that secures transactions on bitcoin and ether.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
But if you believe this system effectively controls crime, consider this: standard estimates of the amount of crime reduction that can be attributable to mass incarceration range from 3 to 25 percent.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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