reduction division
noun
: the usually first division of meiosis in which chromosome reduction occurs
also
: meiosis sense 2
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There is no charge for anyone who needs larger dumpsters for flood debris, according to Andrea Deleon, interim deputy director at the waste reduction division of the city’s environmental services department.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
The alarm units — which retail for about $200 — are being paid for by county funds under the community risk reduction division.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
The new Cincinnati Fire Department chief will be a 25-year veteran of the department who most recently led the fire prevention and community risk reduction division.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 May 2021
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
The alarm units — which retail for about $200 — are being paid for by county funds under the community risk reduction division.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
The new Cincinnati Fire Department chief will be a 25-year veteran of the department who most recently led the fire prevention and community risk reduction division.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 May 2021
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