whittle
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If you have a highly concentrated stock allocation with large built-up gains, you can gradually whittle down your position and use the $6,000 deduction to minimize or cancel the tax hit, Adams says.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
He must whittle that number down to 26 as England accelerate planning for their opening World Cup game against Croatia on 17 June in Arlington, Texas.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
They played cards, cooked by the fire and learned how to whittle.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
At first, she was content to whittle away at her debt by making the minimum payments for perhaps two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
The first day is used to whittle down two hundred fencers to forty-eight.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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