as in to cut down
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Tangles and frizz go hand in hand, so a big step in learning how to get rid of frizzy hair is cutting down on tangles.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
12 Feb. 2025 -
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi cut down on his turnovers, which was good, but also his explosive plays.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2025
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Removing too may fronds reduces the vigor of the palm, as these portions manufacture nutrients needed to grow and remain healthy.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Living fences reduce soil erosion and stormwater runoff, while softening your house more than wood or steel fences.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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With this level of control, Shedd would be able to not only view and modify federal data, but also grant and revoke access to other people.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite pushback from local police chiefs, Santa Clara County supervisors six years ago did not modify the ICE notification component of the county policy, citing in part the shaky reliability of confirming someone’s immigration status in real-time.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Africa’s lion population has decreased by nearly half over the past quarter century, according to the African Wildlife Foundation, and the lion is regionally extinct in 15 African countries.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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In other second-quarter statistics, there was a 50.9 percent gross margin rate, representing an increase of 110 basis points year-over-year; inventory decreased 1.3 percent last quarter to 404.6 million euros.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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The conversation, moderated by SHOF inductees Nile Rodgers (SHOF chairman) and Paul Williams (a member of the SHOF board of directors) will become available on Monday (Feb. 10) at 10 a.m.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
5 Feb. 2025
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Here are some of the products that could be most impacted: Housing Home prices shot up in 2020 and have barely moderated since, but there’s more pain to come for potential buyers, experts say.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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This has less to do with a diminishing talent pool than a changing industry where the lines between Corman’s world and Hollywood at large became more sharply drawn.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Although his output had diminished, from an availability and form perspective, Villa valued him higher than Douglas Luiz or Diaby and with greater scope for improvement.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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There’s reason to believe that Tesla’s growth in China — and thus Musk’s need to stay in its government’s good graces — may lessen over time.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2025
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Now is not the time for Colorado to lessen its support for immigrants without legal status who have proven themselves to be good members of the community even though their arrival was unlawful.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Now, his posting habit is intertwined with his mission of slashing billions in government funding and waging digital war on Trump's behalf.—
Neal Rothschild,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025
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Heyward, 35, played 87 games last season for the Dodgers and Houston Astros, slashing .211/.288/.412 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Subtract (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtract%20%28from%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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