pared

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Shares pared back earlier gains and fell 0.7% on Tuesday—still faring better than the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which was down 1.4%.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The international benchmark is now down five of the past seven sessions, but oil pared an earlier deeper drop.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The announcement sent AST SpaceMobile shares up 7% in early trading on Tuesday before those gains were pared back.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi eked out a 0.1% gain after declining for most of the session, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average pared its earlier losses to close 0.3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I nod with fervor because pared down to those terms, I understand.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy