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are reducing

  • present progressive of reduce.

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Top schools including Tulane University, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are reducing the number of essays applicants have to submit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers, education leaders have told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

“Many caregivers are having trouble staying in the workforce or are reducing their hours at work. Money and costs can be among their biggest concerns.”

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Aaron Levie, CEO of the cloud-services provider Box, says he sees some tech companies hiring more engineers while others are reducing their workforces.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

In reckoning any food, if you are reducing, give it the benefit of the doubt on the high count; and if trying to gain, count it low.

From Diet and Health With Key to the Calories by Peters, Lulu Hunt