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 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

So when school administrators pare down curriculums and teachers teach to the test, it is usually not out of ignorance—but is a matter of professional and financial survival.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove