pare down
Example Sentences
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“With all that event risk on the horizon a lot of participants will be wanting to pare down their positions,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
If regulators approve the deal, Paramount chief David Ellison is widely expected to embark on a painful round of cost-cutting to pare down the load.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Target said it also plans to pare down the number of store districts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
In one wave, 58 people were laid off and 31 vacant positions eliminated to pare down a $15-million deficit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
It was necessary to pare down faith to a set of core beliefs in order to make it defensible.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
