paring down
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, Fitch Ratings upgraded CK Hutchison’s credit rating, citing progress in paring down debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Hundreds of other FAA employees, many of them probationary workers, were fired earlier this month as part of DOGE's paring down of the federal government.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
Before Chutkan set a briefing schedule, Smith obtained a superseding indictment, paring down the charges to remove allegations the Supreme Court held were absolutely immune.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024
They also reveal a secret of the craft, namely that you can make an image very evocative by paring down its context in the right way.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
The paring down of the fresh wood to the level of the surrounding parts has now to be very carefully done.
From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace
