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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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The agency warned that “deliberate demand reduction efforts will rapidly be required.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The reduction of plastics is presented as an intervention for the outcomes of “conception and live birth.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The firm won a bid to manage peak-load reduction at the San Diego International Airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Energy prices have soared since the war began more than six weeks ago, causing a sharp reduction to traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The weavers at the Massachusetts Corporation had all refused the agent’s demand that they each tend four looms and take a piece rate reduction as well.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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