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,
10 Mar. 2026 -
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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The e-bike that Eyssallenne and his son modified was considered an e-motorcycle.—
Cierra Morgan
March 4,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The egg is then modified to include DNA from the pet being cloned.—
Ryan Brennan
March 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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This is a mistake that will substantially decrease America’s hard and soft power.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nearly a week into the latest Middle East conflict, Iran’s strikes in the region have decreased significantly – while US attacks on Iran continue ramping up and Israeli strikes prompt panic in southern Beirut.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 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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Extensive research shows that insufficient sleep is associated with impaired cognitive function, chronic health problems, diminished productivity and an increase in traffic accidents, just to name a few.—
Stephen Neely,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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One concern is cognitive offloading, in which decision-makers defer too readily to algorithmic recommendations, effectively diminishing human accountability for strategic choices.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 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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Lilly and its chief rival, Novo Nordisk, have moved to slash the cash prices of their popular obesity injections for those who want to pay entirely out-of-pocket.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Under Trump, those gains have been slashed.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Over the decades, the facility drastically shrank, reflecting a larger deinstitutionalization sweeping the state and country amid concerns over abuse at state psychiatric hospitals.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet traditional metal alloys become difficult to manufacture and handle when their diameters shrink.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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