as in tapering (off)
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As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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By the start of the 20th century, other innovations included smokeless powder, dramatically reducing sniper signatures on the battlefield.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chief among them is the war in Ukraine, where Moscow is intent on diminishing popular support among Americans for Ukrainian independence.Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
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The question would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers to the standard minimum wage — potentially lessening workers' reliance on tips.Mike Deehan, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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The process improves growing conditions by reducing thatch, increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil, smoothing bumps in the lawn, and lessening the need for fertilizer.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Letting up (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20up%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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