as in to cut down
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The thinking, according to airport officials, is to encourage riders to use the yet-to-open Automated People Mover, also known as Skylink, and to reduce vehicle traffic around the terminals.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
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From the guest's POV, drinking water is provided in reusable glass bottles, with water refilling stations across the property, and restaurant ingredients are sourced from the nearby partner South Farm and local suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint and support the community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Starbucks’ new rewards system kicked in on Tuesday, March 10, modifying the way its app users earn freebies.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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The current stadium layout has bleacher sections (bench seating) but those are being modified to include seat backs, while video boards and wi-fi infrastructure are being improved.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The biodiversity also decreased by 32 percent.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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The closure is part of the North Aurora Road Improvement Project, an intergovernmental construction project being done by Naperville Township, the cities of Naperville and Aurora to improve pedestrian and bicycle access and decrease traffic congestion and crashes in the area.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Comments are moderated for adherence to our Community Guidelines.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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After a decade of dramatic growth, homelessness programs now face a period of diminishing resources.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Advocates say that level of disenrollment will sharply diminish the state’s health care system as a whole, by robbing hospitals and clinics of revenue.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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As the year went along, those opportunities lessened, and Moore became a decoy running clearout routes quite a bit.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Waiting to strike a deal after June 1 would significantly lessen the financial pain for Philly, transforming a loss of roughly $20 million in cap room to a gain of $7 million in cap space, per Over the Cap.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last Friday, the government reported unexpectedly sharp job losses for February as employers slashed 92,000 jobs.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento Police Department proposed slashing 66 vacant positions and shifting 129 positions to other duties.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Across the country, the number of workers interested in agricultural labor is shrinking.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the number of particles increases, the overlap between the prepared input state and the true ground state shrinks exponentially.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Subtract (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract%20%28from%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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