as in to cut down
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The Carolina Panthers don’t have to cut down their roster to 53 players for a few weeks — but the numbers game has already started.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Many people, environmentalists, that is, believe in preserving trees and forests; however, others, especially developers, would rather cut down trees to build houses, commercial buildings, highways, and so on.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Work Ethic Camp was opened in 2001 and initially designed to reduce prison overcrowding, according to a Nebraska legislative report, providing the incarcerated with life skills training, substance abuse treatment and work experience.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The bacterium, residing harmlessly in the guts of laboratory and fetal mice, reduced accumulation of mercury, the researchers said.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Legal scholars stress that such arrangements were subjected to global trade rules and later modified after international complaints.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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In response, the California legislature passed Proposition 89, which gave voters the option to allow the governor power to modify the parole board’s decision.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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Gross profit decreased 12% compared to last year's second quarter end, Kodak disclosed, and its cash balance sits at $155 million, marking a loss of just under 23% since the end of December.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Inflation remains elevated, job growth is moderating, and President Trump’s new tariffs on key trading partners risk driving up costs, dampening consumer spending and business investment alike.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Araki will participate in an onstage conversation after the screening with lead star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and novelist Scott Heim, who wrote the source material; Sean Baker will moderate.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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The transit systems that give independence to hundreds of thousands of people living with disabilities will be severely diminished.—
Karen Tamley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Burrow hopes that feeling the rush and gaining real reps working the pocket will help lessen the impact of opening-week clunkers that contributed to the team’s slow starts.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Under the new kickoff format designed to lessen the chance of big hits, there were 332 more kickoff returns in 2024 than in 2023, when the league recorded the lowest return rate in its history, but 64% of kickoffs still ended in touchbacks and thus were not returned.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The exigencies of World War II drastically slashed unemployment but did not improve living standards, and the wartime economy offered no guarantee against the reemergence of widespread joblessness when the conflict ended.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bregman is currently slashing .305/.387/.546 with a .933 OPS and 16 homers in 79 games.—
Joey Copponi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Subtract (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract%20%28from%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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