as in 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 -
These new rules, which aim to cut down on shark bycatch and regulate harmful fishing practices, represent a significant step forward.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
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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“Whittled (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whittled%20%28down%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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