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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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Chiles wrapped up the Bruins’ first rotation with a handstand fall off the tall uneven bar to begin and had to restart her routine, costing her a half-point reduction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The 12% reduction to proposed schedules undercuts plans by United and American to add more flights at the hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

Unsurprisingly, people with stone implements wanted metal tools as soon as they encountered them—the prospective reduction in workload was staggering.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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