pruning

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He’s 72 and does much of the farm work himself, pruning, repairing water lines and applying fertilizer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They’re pruning good investors who had a down year and keeping mediocre ones who got lucky.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

"An initially exuberant connectivity, followed by selective pruning, might be exactly what enables this integration."

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Along with competitors, it’s raising bag fees and fares and pruning less-profitable routes to cope with a doubling in jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

When they finished pruning the rose bushes she washed her hands and took the package to her bedroom to open it.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez