How to Use reduction in a Sentence

reduction

noun
  • Many voters want to see some reduction of the deficit.
  • There is a 20 percent reduction on selected items during this sale.
  • Semaglutide in the lower dose was able to give a reduction in body weight of 7.2%.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Add it all up and BNB is good for reductions of just over $1 billion a year.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2023
  • The reductions vary by item, but are up to 15%, according to the baseball club.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In medicine, the term syncope refers to a loss of consciousness brought upon by a reduction of blood flow to the brain.
    Devin Kelly, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The site highlights his views on school choice, state finances and crime reduction.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2024
  • At six months, those who received the drug saw a 21% greater reduction in LDL cholesterol – the bad kind – than those who got the placebo.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The reduction was initially planned to last only until the end of this month.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 13 July 2023
  • Most cited cost reduction as the reason for the layoffs.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
  • In the case of fraud cases, the guidelines call for knocking off up to three points for a guilty plea, which translates to a reduction of a few years.
    Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Proton earned fifth place in our download tests, with a speed reduction of 2.8%.
    PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Texas was still among the highest even though the Rangers had to take a 2024 reduction along with Cleveland and Minnesota.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The case not to cut To be sure, not all market participants are on board with a reduction.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
  • This is not the first time Warner Bros. Discovery has used a reduction in staff as a means to reduce costs.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
  • Nearly all of the bill’s $4.8 trillion in deficit reduction would come from spending cuts.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Despite the nearly 25% reduction in the newsroom, Tang said the paper cannot lose sight of its purpose.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Our testers used it over an eight-week period and found a reduction in redness, fine lines, and oily skin.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • The White House is telling reporters of side deals with Republicans that will already take some of the bite out of the spending reductions.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 May 2023
  • Since the Retail Sales report, market odds of a 50-basis point reduction have fallen to the 25% range.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Much of that crude is being sent to Europe, to replace reductions in Russian supplies, and to Asia.
    The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • My guess is the latter group is betting on a reduction in interest rates next year.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The remaining three had more than a 70 percent reduction in the need for red cell transfusions.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
  • When menopause hits, there is a reduction in the production of estrogen.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Why noise reduction is crucial for healthier lives and home spaces — and how to achieve it.
    Jamie Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • The Fed is slated to meet next week and is expected to make a modest reduction to interest rates.
    Eliyahu Kamisher, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Just a few months ago, Champion-Cain had filed a legal brief in hopes of getting a reduction in her sentence.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The reduction was greater among men who got 20 or more prescriptions over the study’s five-year follow up period.
    TIME, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Breast reduction surgery is also one of the most common forms of plastic surgery in cisgender teenagers.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
  • The short-term need to generate a profit often translates to reductions in quality or price hikes on the rental homes, health care or other products that companies backed by private equity sell.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024

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