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Except for the part where they pluck and prune themselves into the hairlessness of a dolphin; “Love is Blind’s” Zack Goytowski and “Love Island’s” Zach Georgiou both cop to shaving their legs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Those bushes aren’t going to prune themselves, but they can wait.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Arnold wasn’t afraid to prune the portfolio either.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Rubio and Zeta-4 are already chewing what looks like a compressed prune square and drinking from their cups.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

For maintenance, Smee says he prunes once each season, four times a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

Snacking on 8-10 prunes a day and some rye bread can also have a similar effect.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Many Sonoma growers had historically considered grapes a crop of last resort, compared with more profitable apples, prunes and olives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

Think of classic pairings: sautéed apples with pork chops, applesauce with latkes, or the tangy sweetness of prunes in dishes like Chicken Marbella.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025

“Miss Violet gives all her kids prunes on Fridays!”

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

But no one expected a live demonstration, and certainly not from one of the esteemed artists featured within the museum’s pristinely pruned collection.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

Having pruned the administrative state and cut red tape, experts say Lam will focus on spurring private sector growth and digital and technological progress.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

A recent revision of history textbooks has pruned chapters on the Mughal era, the Muslim dynasty that came from central Asia and ruled swaths of northern India for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

The perfectly pruned roses are just beginning to leaf out and the plants in the vegetable garden are seedlings.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

“Uncle Jim should have pruned them back when spring started, but he probably wasn’t up to it by then.”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

For the third year in a row, major Medicare insurers are pruning some benefits while adding bigger out-of-pocket charges such as deductibles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Aggressive" pruning is needed to keep the harvest at a height that's convenient for workers.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Is Microsoft laying off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division just a new boss coming in and pruning an overgrown asset, or is it a sign that console gaming is coming to the end?

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

He’s 72 and does much of the farm work himself, pruning, repairing water lines and applying fertilizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“What d’you think I’ve been trying to do, Harry?” she whispered back, her eyes round with anxiety over the top of the quivering Flutterby Bush she was pruning.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling