- present participle of pare.
paring
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On Thursday, the yield rose to an intraday high of 5.732%, the highest yield seen since June 2002, according to FactSet data, before paring gains to 5.661%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
On Thursday, the 30-year yield rose to an intraday high of 5.732%, the highest level seen since June 2002, according to FactSet data, before paring its gains to 5.661%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Shares sank 27% to 936.78 pence in early European trading, the lowest level since April 2025, before paring losses slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
—Bitcoin rose as a paring of U.S. interest-rate rise expectations supported risky assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cordelia remembers all kinds of things: the graying underwear dripping on the clothesline in the cellar, the kitchen paring knife that was worn right down to a sliver, the winter coats from the Eaton's Catalogue.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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