Example Sentences

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Many have reduced the number of workers, and worse still, allocated more of their hours toward filling online orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"Lower diamond values have reduced earnings for miners, constrained investment, and weakened local economic activity."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Chronic kidney disease has become one of the world's most widespread and deadly health problems, with record numbers of people now estimated to have reduced kidney function.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Hyperscalers have reduced spending on buybacks of their shares and dividends, while increasing capital expenditures on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

And what could have reduced him—of all rabbits—to this state?

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams