pare down
Example Sentences
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If regulators approve the deal, David Ellison is widely expected to embark on a painful round of cost-cutting to pare down the load.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 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 1992, USC laid off 58 people and eliminated 31 vacant positions to pare down a $15-million deficit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
He needed someone who could collaborate with MTI to pare down the show, simplify some of the music and set, while still pulling off a production that would impress Mackintosh.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
