1
as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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2
as in logs
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Kombucha is a fermented tea that contains some sugar, but fermentation reduces how much your body actually absorbs.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025 -
People who were gestating during the famine grew up to have smaller brains; their kidneys had fewer nephrons, which reduces the organs’ effectiveness.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The system logs license plate information, vehicle characteristics and timestamps.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The parties appeared to reach a détente nearly a year later when Pulte received a plaque and a letter of thanks, court records state.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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While crime in Memphis has declined by double-digit percentages since early 2024, the city still records some of the highest violent-crime rates in the country.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Boston Red Sox All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman is planning on opting out of his current contract and testing free agency, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The firings included staff at the agency’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control who track suicide trends and those in charge of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC journal that reports disease outbreaks to public health agencies nationwide.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shein takes down controversial listing The fast-fashion giant is conducting an investigation to determine why a shirt was promoted with what appeared to be an edited image of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … ROLL BACK – Cracker Barrel takes down pride website after pressure from activists.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In place of that information, the administration now only notes that the Legislature approved $276 million in this year’s state budget for the shelter system, as well as the average amount spent on families in shelter each week and the total amount of cash spent from a shelter reserve fund.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Eddy, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center who specializes in news and information habits, notes that the internet and social media have changed people’s attitudes toward information.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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