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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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“I sought to accelerate cost reduction, simplify the portfolio and strengthen the balance sheet,” Manifold said in a statement shared with Barron’s.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Bass credits the program with achieving a 17.5% reduction in “street homelessness,” the number of people living in their vehicles or outside, cutting it from 33,000 to under 27,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Kerala stood apart, earning international attention for decentralised planning, high social indicators, literacy, poverty reduction and a strong public health system.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Meanwhile, ongoing cost reduction measures and favorable scrap spreads could boost the subsidiary’s near-term profitability, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The alternatives, he says, will be the obtaining of professional status, or, by 1971, reduction to the role of spectacle-sellers.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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