reduction

Example Sentences

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“There is a possibility that the loss reduction could come sooner in 2Q, which would be supportive to share performance,” the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Blend for body A partial purée — just enough to thicken—gives you richness without the need for long reduction.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

On Sunday, the government announced a one-day-per-week reduction in its free school meals programme, though not for areas with high malnutrition rates.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Former Oracle employee Kendall Levin said on LinkedIn her role was "eliminated as part of the company's mass reduction in force".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That is what makes this aging-of-the-population theory of crime reduction so appealingly tidy: since people mellow out as they get older, more older people must lead to less crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt