paring down
Example Sentences
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Vaccine scientists have said parents shouldn’t be concerned that vaccines cause autism and that there is no scientific justification for dramatically paring down the childhood vaccine schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
After shuttering her decade-old, hot-pink, plus-size resale shop, the Plus Bus, in Highland Park last fall, she thought paring down her store’s stock and slightly expanding its sizing could save her business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Hundreds of other FAA employees, many of them probationary workers, were fired earlier this month as part of DOGE's paring down of the federal government.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025
Before Chutkan set a briefing schedule, Smith obtained a superseding indictment, paring down the charges to remove allegations the Supreme Court held were absolutely immune.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
Sometimes, however, the paring down is left until the wall is finished and dry.
From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Clough Williams-Ellis
