shave

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“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But the crisis in the Gulf could shave off growth by as much as 1%, as per various brokerages.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Slicing up bond deals has an added benefit: Companies typically have more pricing power if the deal is split up into more segments, meaning they can shave off interest costs on the transaction, bankers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It cautioned that if crude oil and liquefied natural gas prices were to remain high throughout the year, that "would shave 0.3 percentage points off the GDP forecast for 2026".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Sarai had always felt the narrow stroke of luck—like an ax blow passing close enough to shave the tips from the down of her cheek—that Minya had saved her.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor