prune

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Across Southern California, pediatricians, preschool teachers and public health experts say they’ve seen a surge in families seeking to prune certain shots from the schedule and many delay others based on “individualized risk.”

From Los Angeles Times

Unilever said on Monday that it will focus on producing condiments and other packaged products to "sharpen" its catalogue of goods, which will mean "pruning the portfolio where relevant".

From BBC

Earlier studies have found that it can reduce inflammation in brain cells and affect synaptic pruning -- a normal developmental process in which the brain trims and strengthens neural connections.

From Science Daily

Halyna, selling dried prunes and mushrooms, told me she saw little cause for optimism.

From BBC

"Then, the cell quickly prunes and filters many of those loops out when it enters G1."

From Science Daily