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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
reduce .
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Examples
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Heavy rain reduces voter turnout by roughly 1% for every inch of rain above normal.
Election 2010: Where will the weather matter? Dan Stillman 2010
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The process of doctoring a coin reduces its level of quality and, in many (though not nearly all) cases, permanently damages the coin.
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The book is about how Jeff Garlin reduces his person carbon footprint.
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Food sharing with nonkin reduces the costs to kin of child rearing, but also reduces the resources recaptured by kin after an infant death, so evolved infant mortality is lower.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Food sharing with nonkin reduces the costs to kin of child rearing, but also reduces the resources recaptured by kin after an infant death, so evolved infant mortality is lower.
Some Links 2008
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Each terrace is backed by north facing offices, where minimal solar gain reduces the tendency to overheat and the need for energy-hungry air conditioning.
BEDZED: Beddington Zero Energy Development in London | Inhabitat 2008
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For people consuming unhealthy amounts of livestock products, moving down the food chain reduces water use.
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The sale of the calls reduces the price paid to get long the stock to $5.68 from $6.13, and provides an effective exit strategy for the trader should the contracts land in-the-money by June expiration.
Bulls Dive Into Jim Beam, Speculation Seen In KKR Andrew Wilkinson 2010
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The money flowing in reduces local incentives to work and fuels inflation.
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The money flowing in reduces local incentives to work and fuels inflation.
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