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[ri-doos, -dyoos] / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /




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That could reduce bond supply, and provide some relief to bonds now underwater in portfolios.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

To reduce melt, the school is tapping faculty to engage with students during the summer, increasing student-to-student conversations for commits, and introducing free tuition for qualifying students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Vanessa Richardson, its deputy director general, said her association supported moves to reduce "unnecessary barriers" in the trade of food products.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

"When we reach 2040, we are going to reduce our emissions by 40 percent and this big change in electrification will make it happen," Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters during a presentation on Friday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“And Arthur. And Mrs. Dudley. I hope he doesn’t reduce us all to figures on a graph.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

BofA reduces its target price on the stock to 800 pence from 850 pence but maintains a buy recommendation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It "reduces the possibility of resolving issues through dialogue and warns that North Korea will respond with 'a new level of countermeasures' as the United States increases its pressure," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Losing weight through calorie restriction alone typically reduces both fat and fat-free mass, which includes muscle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

In Thursday’s Macro Voices podcast, he noted that if AI displaces workers and reduces their earning power, then the outstanding debt still needs to be serviced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Worst, perhaps, in the long run, the exuberant spread of the Green Revolution has pushed many traditional cultivars toward extinction, which in turn reduces the genetic diversity of crops.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They, too, have significantly reduced what had been a substantial gap to Mercedes at the start of the year.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The company is preparing regulatory submissions with partner Merck for intismeran, its personalized melanoma vaccine, following late-stage study results that showed the vaccine reduced the risk of the cancer spreading or returning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

People who carry APOE4 can experience reduced blood flow in certain areas of the brain years before they begin having noticeable memory difficulties.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

But a pardons board later halved the term, and his fine was reduced to 50 million ringgit.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

By using seventy community health workers, Zanmi Lasante had vaccinated all the children in the area and greatly reduced local malnutrition and infant mortality.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

But critics have questioned how effective they are in reducing pollution and raised concerns that conventional firecrackers could still make their way into the capital from neighbouring states.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The company has been able to scale its business while reducing costs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The minimum wage increase in June 2027 could further raise labor costs, potentially reducing industry earnings by 4% in 2027 and 7% in 2028, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But that’s hard to see when the internet has built such a wide chasm between people, reducing the impact of writing in favor of scrolling.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

I thought of this woman reaching Betsie’s cell, reducing it again to four walls and a prison cot.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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