trim
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Investors with more of a short-term mindset therefore may be tempted to trim positions in the fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Automakers are leaning on appearance tweaks and special features to freshen up their lineups, rolling out retro throwbacks, special-edition paint packages and niche trim levels to keep buyers interested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If you do feel like this will be another $800 trip, it’s best to know sooner rather than later so you can trim spending elsewhere in your life and budget accordingly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Spence said he spent a lot of time working with the arranger to choose the music, curate and trim the showcase.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But you didn’t hear Granny complain about having to trim wicks, clean smoked-up lamp chimneys, and fool with kerosene when other ladies could just pull a ceiling cord to get light.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
The bank maintains a neutral rating on Tencent and trims its target price to 435.00 Hong Kong dollars from HK$440.00.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Semi comes in two trims, Standard Range and Long Range, with the latter capable of driving 500 miles before needing to recharge.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The convenience of the hands-free, powered rear hatch is standard on all trims; ditto, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
DBS trims its target price to 5.70 Hong Kong dollars from HK$5.90 and maintains a buy rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Glamry or no glamry,” she said, approaching with a cloth, “nobody trims my glassware without paying.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
I had seen him earlier walking around the backyard wielding a weed wacker, which turned out to need a new spool of trimmer string.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Like Tom, Adam, who has also dealt with depression and anxiety, has his own experience of unwillingly shaving his beard after a trimmer malfunction left him with no other option.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2023
“Due to the large amount of overtime, a journeyman line clearance tree trimmer can make $70,000 to $120,000 per year, give or take,” Shaw said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Then she turned the electric hedge trimmer off and said, “I’m afraid you’re going to have to say that again. I’m a little deaf.”
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
This design gives the A8F a stunning presentation of just a giant display with the trimmest of bezels surrounding it.
From The Verge ● Nov. 2, 2018
The company has an annual voluntary 12-week challenge in the fall to encourage employees to be active and not pack on the holiday pounds, with prizes for those who stay trimmest.
From Forbes ● Feb. 25, 2011
Young, rich Stephen Carlton Clark had married Susan Hun, descendant of brownest, trimmest Albany ancestors.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was hell last week on one of the biggest, whitest and trimmest of U.S. inland excursion steamers, the Island Queen.
From Time Magazine Archive
But no! there were no cloth shoes to be seen, only the trimmest of well-polished boots.
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
"What am I supposed to make of this? We're going to war," Irinkov told AFP as he trimmed the plants in his garden on a windy day.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Fallen leaves from a large tree scatter across the neatly trimmed front lawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Combined, revisions trimmed 60,000 jobs from the previously estimated tally for July and August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
These customers still get their nails filed, buffed, and trimmed.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He turned around to find Ann’s boyfriend, a tall middle-aged man with a small, neatly trimmed mustache, standing before him, nervously fingering his tie.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
In May 2024, Carrey lowered the price again to $21.9 million before trimming it to $19.75 million that September.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
JPM cuts its recommendation on Schneider to neutral from overweight, while trimming its price target to 310 euros from 345 euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Airlines have resumed trimming schedules through the end of the year, resulting in higher airfares for some destinations and worries about even more expensive tickets over major traveling holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
As refiners focused on jet-fuel runs in the spring, airlines announced capacity cuts, trimming their schedules to preserve fuel for their more profitable and popular routes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I was washing dishes and my hands are still wet, and your father, he’s out back trimming the apple tree.”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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