pare down
Example Sentences
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If regulators approve the deal, Paramount chief David Ellison is widely expected to embark on a painful round of cost-cutting to pare down the load.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Takuya Otsuki, exhibiting at COHJU, draws on traditional Japanese art in his images, which pare down historical works into isolated, sometimes abstract elements, transposing them in mineral and dyed-mud pigments on hemp paper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Target said it also plans to pare down the number of store districts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
In an earnings call earlier this month, Six Flags Chief Executive Richard Zimmerman had warned the company would significantly restructure and pare down its workforce this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
All the f’s are fractions, having values between 0 and 1; they will pare down the large value of N.. To derive N we must estimate each of these quantities.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
