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[pair] / pɛər /


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Surging U.S. seaborne oil exports and China’s willingness to pare back on its own seaborne imports have also helped shield the world from higher prices.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

President Vladimir Putin will have been reluctant to pare back a parade that is always choreographed to portray Russian strength.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“With all that event risk on the horizon a lot of participants will be wanting to pare down their positions,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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