as in to cut down
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Soy milk is an excellent alternative for people who practice a vegan diet or want to cut down on dairy milk.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025 -
Breaded chicken bakes alongside seasoned veggies on a single pan, cutting down on cleanup while still delivering crispy, cheesy goodness.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2025
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Demis Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame Another parallel can be drawn between Jeff and Amodei, an AI researcher who defected from OpenAI after becoming worried that the company was cutting back its safety measures, and then formed his own company, Anthropic.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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The dual battlefields capture the feeling of the final act of the best Star Wars movies where the action cut back and forth between a massive space battle and individual heroes slugging it out on the ground.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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No superstar free agent is turning down Los Angeles or Miami or Boston to come to the Circle City.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Hagen then turns the camera to a bystander that had supposedly turned down an opportunity to put one on.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
19 May 2025
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“Whittle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittle%20%28down%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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