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pare

[pair] / pɛər /


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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

On Monday, individual investors poured $2.2 billion into stocks and exchange-traded funds as major indexes slid, helping pare early drops, analysts at JP Morgan Chase said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Let’s pare the history down to the basics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Will investors properly separate the companies that will be disrupted by AI from those that are developing immunity, or will they pare risky bets tied to the new technology until a clearer picture emerges?

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The horrible pare On a velvet dais at the back of the room lay a ten-foot-long golden casket.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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