as in reduces
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production
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This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Treatment during the chronic, asymptomatic phase may prevent or slow disease progression, though effectiveness decreases with time.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
9 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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Next, the lack of initial calibration stage dramatically lowers the barrier to entry, letting Apple rely on passive readings.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This system lowers costs by up to 80 percent compared to conventional rigs.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Economic Regeneration - Business models and algorithms designed to generate rather than extract value, creating positive-sum games where economic success strengthens rather than depletes social and natural capital.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Downscales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downscales. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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