as in to cut down
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Made with prebiotic oat to soothe irritation and support the skin barrier, the gentle cream also has feverfew extract, which is packed with antioxidants that reduce redness and further calm irritation.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
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Funding used in high school for more than 29 credit hours will reduce scholarship eligibility after high school by one year, and more than 59 credit hours will reduce eligibility by two years.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company posted 6,955 lines of assembly language code to GitHub under an MIT license, allowing anyone to freely use, modify, and distribute the code that helped launch the personal computer revolution.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The race overalls of both drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, have also been modified to suit the occasion.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, a cooling in workers’ pay gains is coming at a time when inflation is starting to heat back up, putting an additional damper on already moderating consumer spending.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a 12-week study of people with mild to moderate Crohn's disease, those who took curcumin supplements (360 milligrams a day) saw improvements in their symptoms.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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That transition will bring with it some advantages (the conflict of being a part of the Comcast empire is diminished) but also challenges.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many observers feel that the family’s power in Thailand is diminished, and its long dominant political machine could finally be out of steam.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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That would lessen the cap hit of the team acquiring him.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Previous Supreme Court decisions established that the government's concern about corruption lessens if there isn't an opportunity for bribery.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, Democrats have worked to nationalize the race by tying Earle-Sears to Trump and his efforts to slash the federal workforce.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The deadly shooting occurred on a street in the Brownsville section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn near the 73rd Precinct station house, where the suspect slashed an officer with a knife that authorities said had a 14-inch blade, according to police.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the gaming industry has been defined by mass layoffs, shrinking budgets and studios scrambling to replicate blockbuster success with Hollywood-sized spending.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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With record numbers of Chinese retiring, the country faces mounting strain on its pension system and social safety nets, alongside a shrinking workforce to support them.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Subtract (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract%20%28from%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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