trimming

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Seth Goldstein, an analyst at Morningstar who covers Tesla, told MarketWatch that he could see some investors trimming their portfolio in favor of SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

In a call with analysts last week, McCormick executives argued they will find $600 million in annual cost savings by trimming things such as global procurement and supply-chain overlap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

DBS cuts its target price for Air China’s Hong Kong shares to HK$4.10 from HK$4.90, while trimming its target price on China Southern to HK$3.40 from HK$3.60.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Most would do so by standardizing or trimming regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sometimes, I would look out the window into the yard and watch Hassan and his mother kneeling together, picking tomatoes or trimming a rosebush, talking.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini