paring down
Example Sentences
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The group instead advocates looking for other revenue sources while paring down government costs and pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
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
But policymakers will need to stop doing that at some point, because paring down bond holdings too much could cause chaos in markets.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
On Sept. 8, race officials submitted another revised route, paring down the bike course to a series of loops roughly between Trancas Canyon and Westward Beach roads.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
It is of no use paring down the supernatural in Christianity, in order to meet the prejudices of a quasi-scientific scepticism, unless you are prepared to go the whole length, and give up the Resurrection.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
