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has been reducing

  • present perfect progressive of reduce (3rd person singular).

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To fund it, PepsiCo has been reducing head count, closing plants and streamlining what it sells.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

On the demand side, China has been reducing its U.S.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

The DoH had faced a deficit of £600m and has been reducing that figure through efficiencies.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

California uses more Colorado River water than any other state, and has been reducing water use under a three-year agreement adopted in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

With a laugh Luttrell flings away the fern he has been reducing to ruin, and rising, throws himself upon the grass at her feet.

From Molly Bawn by Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe