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Example Sentences

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Treasury yields retreated after the report, before paring those declines, with the yield in the 10-year note ending the session mostly unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

After examining and paring down the data, the detective asked for the phone records of Okello Chatrie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The Dow industrials were up 0.4%, paring gains after rising more than 1% earlier in the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Rate traders are already paring bets on future rate hikes, but still see the odds of a December increase at around 53%.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 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