prune
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Many current and former Warner executives said repeated rounds of cost-cutting have already eliminated much of the obvious savings, leaving them wondering what is left to prune.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
You can sharpen your strengths and prune a position into something that you truly enjoy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 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
This time he brings me a big bottle of prune juice, pours a glass for me, and drops in a straw.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
For maintenance, Smee says he prunes once each season, four times a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Dr Dimidi recommends eating two or three kiwis throughout the day or 8-10 prunes to improve constipation.
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
“My paws were wrinkled like prunes after that shoot,” said Scruffy.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
If a tree needs to be significantly pruned or cut down, you will enter another stratosphere of cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 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
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
My bike is still leaning against the pruned tree in the front yard.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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
They’re pruning good investors who had a down year and keeping mediocre ones who got lucky.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
"An initially exuberant connectivity, followed by selective pruning, might be exactly what enables this integration."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 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
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