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Recent Examples of minify
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Yec, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Yec, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minify
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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This eliminates the need for multiple VAT registrations, reducing compliance costs and administrative burdens.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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New York Open Data showed that certain types of delays, such as those related to braking issues, rail and roadbed problems and service delivery, decreased on the A line from September to December.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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The three main causes of hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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The brothers are anticipating a range of tenants at The Olmsted Farmington, with a strong emphasis on young professionals drawn to the nearby UConn health science corridor as well as homeowners downsizing.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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As departments across the federal government in the Trump administration rapidly downsize their workforces, one office keeps getting bigger.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The intense criticism of the COVID response has left a lingering public distrust in health and diminished their influence.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The seeming smallness of the story does nothing to diminish the film’s bleakness nor blunt its ultimately devastating impact.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Ideal for the ultimate no-makeup makeup look, for which Westman is known, the innovative blush harnesses biomimicry pigment technology, which lessens the risk of inflammation by encapsulating the synthetic pigments in the blush.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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Poor diet linked to severe measles disease Kennedy has claimed that poor nutrition plays a role in causing severe measles disease and that a healthy diet can lessen severity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the Legislature also imposed an expiration date for petition signatures and then shortened its lifespan from eight years to four years to two years.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Employees must be given 60 days' notice of their end date, unless OPM grants a waiver to shorten that period to 30 days.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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The app, accessible via Iran’s police, abbreviated as (FARAJA) website, was expanded in September 2024 to target women in ambulances, taxis, and public transport.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their first stop: Japan, with the team flying out Wednesday ahead of its season-opening two-game series against the Chicago Cubs next week at the Tokyo Dome. Because of that schedule quirk, the Dodgers’ spring schedule was abbreviated again.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Minify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minify. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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