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[pair] / pɛər /


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Should markets further pare rate-rise bets, in line with Commerzbank’s expectations for three rate cuts next year, the dollar could face further losses, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

It worked to pare down menus and offer dinner deals, and rolled out items like slow-braised pot roast and hash-brown casserole shepherd’s pie.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Zola’s Forrest suggested that I could pare back my gift giving from $150 to $50, or an amount that won’t cause financial stress.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Warsh’s push to pare back how the Fed narrates its outlook for jobs, growth and inflation—and how it weighs the risks around it—has left markets with more uncertainty about the central bank’s tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

So when school administrators pare down curriculums and teachers teach to the test, it is usually not out of ignorance—but is a matter of professional and financial survival.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

First, the order pares the list of recommended immunizations to 11 diseases from 17.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Siemens Energy pares losses to fall 4.8%, while GE Vernova shares fall 5% premarket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

CrowdStrike pares back the last session’s losses following an upgrade at Wolfe Research.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

When the prime minister addresses the cabinet, not far away in 10 Downing Street, he is primus inter pares, first among equals, sitting among his or her ministers.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

The Old Dominion was accustomed to thinking of itself as primus inter pares in any confederation of states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The conglomerate pared its stakes in financial companies, including Bank of America, Capital One and Ally Financial.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike were pared back following the U.S. inflation data, as July consumer prices rose only marginally from June, say ANZ Research analysts in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Training was pared back on Thursday after Jaissle - stopwatch hanging from his neck - recognised the legs of his squad were "heavy".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“Everyone’s pared down or pared up, and so they’re all equal.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Pauline, twenty pounds thinner, looked like a more concentrated version of herself: whittled down, somehow, pared down to her essence.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The S&P 500 reached an intraday high of 7,741.27 on Thursday, before paring some gains to close at 7,730.99.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The Japanese unit strengthened from a four-decade low around 163 to the greenback Friday, to 155.23 Monday, its best level since May, before paring the gains.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The stock rose as much as 8.9% to 625 rupees early Tuesday before paring the gain to about 8% on the BSE around noon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

But after initially paring gains, Reuters reported, citing an Iranian source, on a proposal that offered 10 days with no strikes, in an effort to revive an interim peace deal reached last month.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

On the chopping board in front of her she’s cutting more, with a paring knife, her large hands deft, indifferent.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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