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reduction

[ri-duhk-shuhn] / rɪˈdʌk ʃən /


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No additional reduction in risk was observed above 120 minutes per week.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The UAW workers were pushing for wages closer to the $29 an hour they used to earn in 2008 before agreeing to a 50% wage reduction to keep the plant open during the economic recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They were inspired by attending a talk about Shropshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy where they heard about a dramatic reduction in moths, butterflies, and hedgehogs as well as the loss of many of England's meadows.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Claiming early to dodge a cut locks in a guaranteed reduction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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




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