reduce from
Frequency: 9.265.0 per million words
used to indicate the starting point of a reduction (e.g., reduce from 100)
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Examples (10)
- The price was reduced from $50 to $30 during the seasonal sale.
- We aim to reduce the staff count from 200 to 150 by the end of the year.
- The speed limit on this road was reduced from 60 to 40 miles per hour.
- Carbon emissions have been reduced from their 1990 levels significantly.
- The package weight was reduced from five kilograms to just three.
- The company managed to reduce its debt from millions to a manageable amount.
- Cooking time can be reduced from an hour to forty minutes using a pressure cooker.
- Student enrollment has reduced from its peak of five hundred last semester.
- Once the water boils, reduce the heat from high to a gentle simmer.
- The total budget was reduced from last year's allocation due to austerity measures.