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as in to demote
to bring to a lower grade or rank
was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court
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as in to decrease
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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as in to lower
to diminish the price or value of
a mortgage crisis that reduced homes to their lowest level in a decade
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Commissioner Rob Manfred originally issued Bauer an unprecedented 324-game suspension, which an independent arbitrator later reduced to 192 games.
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23 June 2026
But experts warn that reducing US reliance on China, which dominates the industry, could take years.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
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22 June 2026
Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Engineers are seeking to improve structural performance while reducing material use and overall weight.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
But experts warn that reducing US reliance on China, which dominates the industry, could take years.
—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Engineers are seeking to improve structural performance while reducing material use and overall weight.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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Crowley, who was demoted to another position, filed a lawsuit against the city, saying the mayor engaged in a retaliation campaign.
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With Wells expected back, the Yankees will have to demote one of their incumbent catchers.
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This significantly minimizes cybersecurity risks by decreasing the number of outside players that may have access to the data through cloud or hardware infrastructure.
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
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However, price bulls highlight a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and past IEA surplus forecasts that failed to depress prices.
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The problem is that too many teachers are failing to motivate students, and the peer effect can go both ways, depressing student achievement in places where ambition isn’t valued.
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This involves sealing all cracks, crevices and entry points with materials that won't degrade over time.
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Batteries degrade, actuators wear out, sensors drift, and every safety case has to hold.
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The researchers observed an unchallenged system—fibroblasts were depleted, but the skin was never additionally stressed.
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During one trip home from the doctor, his wife had a seizure that depleted her portable oxygen tank.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong laced an RBI double in the 10th inning, powering the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory Thursday night over the sinking New York Mets and a sweep of the four-game series.
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Smoke from the fire has been pushing to the east and northeast, meaning the air quality at popular vacation spots like Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks — which are located far south of the flames — hasn’t been significantly affected beyond some haze sinking into the Bryce area.
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The weight that was added to the structure over its lifetime diminished the building’s margins against failure, the report said.
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Louden points out that sometimes an English word strengthens and diversifies the Pennsylvania Dutch lexicon rather than diminishes it.
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In saltwater, conventional signals attenuate between 1 and 10 dB per meter, limiting range to just a few feet.
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And Lawrence’s early death, following the failure of the Barbados therapy for his tuberculosis, attenuated even that.
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“Reduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduce. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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