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Example Sentences

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Now, JPMorgan and other banks are paring back risk and sensing opportunity from the weakness of private-capital firms that are simultaneously their clients and competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Stocks spiked after the morning post before paring some gains in the afternoon.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Indexes slid in early trading before paring losses in the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But Wall Street seems encouraged that the company is thinking about paring back its staff.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

He needed a shave; his fingernails needed paring.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri