pare
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Many see dealmaking as a path to boost growth or pare expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The faults have now been fixed, bringing some relief to the state-owned ferry firm which since last week has been forced to pare back services as it faces an "unprecedented" shortage of ships.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
As major automakers pare back their EV offerings, Sony and Honda are scrapping their plans to launch a gadget-packed electric vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Expectations that the spike in energy costs would send inflation soaring again has seen traders pare their expectations for central bank interest rate cuts this year.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
It was necessary to pare down faith to a set of core beliefs in order to make it defensible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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