pared

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Major U.S. indexes pared losses, finishing well off their session lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The announcement sent AST SpaceMobile shares up 7% in early trading on Tuesday before those gains were pared back.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Iran's comments sent oil prices surging as much as seven percent Monday before they pared the gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi eked out a 0.1% gain after declining for most of the session, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average pared its earlier losses to close 0.3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I took out my knife, opened it, wiped off the blade and pared off the dirty outside surface of the cheese.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway