trimming

Example Sentences

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Global airlines responded by cutting capacity, mostly by trimming less profitable and less popular flights, such as those connecting smaller cities or flying very early or very late in the day.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

If possible, residents should hold off on tree trimming or vegetation clearing during nesting season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

While trimming back Valerie's hedges and clearing brambles, the 24-year-old spotted a rusted, 50cm device that looked "almost like a mortar stood up on its tail".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Some observers in the crypto community saw the move as Trump Media trimming its Bitcoin holdings, likely at a significant loss.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

He is not to be dazzled with trimming or fins or doodads and he is not required by his status to buy a new model every year or so to maintain social face.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck