pare

Example Sentences

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The faults have now been fixed, bringing some relief to the state-owned ferry firm which since last week has been forced to pare back services as it faces an "unprecedented" shortage of ships.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

If you hold growth stocks mainly in taxable accounts and bonds in your IRA, that could pare your future RMDs.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Stocks fell sharply at the open, only to quickly pare losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Let’s pare the history down to the basics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

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