had been reducing
- past perfect progressive of reduce.
Example Sentences
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Two years after the transplant, the patient stopped taking the anti-retroviral drugs which had been reducing the level of HIV in his body.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Inequality between countries had been reducing over the last couple of decades," she said.
From BBC ● May 23, 2022
The Fed is buying $90 billion a month in bonds, down from $120 billion in October, and had been reducing those purchases by $15 billion a month.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Delphi had been reducing its U.S. workforce for years before it moved most of its operations overseas in 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2017
He had been reducing drastically to make weight for another horse, and was barely able to stand.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
