reduction

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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

For Lilly’s pill, it was an average reduction of 12.4% after 72 weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

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

Once they hauled the cargo upstairs to their lab, they let it cool for a week before beginning the tedious process of reduction, oxidation, precipitation, and extraction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik