were reducing
- past progressive of reduce.
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The Work and Pensions Committee said it has heard "overwhelming evidence" that rising employment costs, including from employer NI, were reducing training and job vacancies, particularly for young people.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In a recent Jefferies survey of 30 chief information officers, none of them said they were reducing cybersecurity spending due to the reallocation of budgets toward AI.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Labor markets were soft, with more employers reporting they were reducing head counts through layoffs and attrition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
His top goals, he said, were reducing crime, addressing homelessness and restoring the public’s trust in the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
His meagre fare varied by boiled zebra and dried elephant, frequent wettings and constant fever, were reducing him to a mere skeleton.
From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)
