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How to pronounce reduce in American English

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  1. reduce emissions, to reduce emissions quickly, to reduce emissions at scale.

    State Department

  2. reduce -- do the most to reduce the risk to civilian -- or reduce the risk

    The Obama White House

  3. Reduce disaster suffering.

    FEMA

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