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[trim] / trɪm /








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Paneling from one of the building's original restaurants was recreated in the trim of the new pool.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The Lauensteins have thematically used the teal color on other ceilings, along with a similar hue on the exterior trim.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It’s a trim book—you can read it in a couple of sittings or on a long flight—but it’s perhaps best enjoyed in small doses, a chapter or two at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

They trim their target price by 5.8% to 40.20 Australian dollars on earnings revisions and currency updates, but anticipate upside to EPS forecasts from a potential increase to the buyback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Any one of them was a good prospect to grow up, put on weight and trim Dempsey.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Sales of traditionally powered vehicles rose 1% as Ford’s pickups continued to shine in the U.S. — the company said that some of its off-road-vehicle trims accounted for nearly a quarter of its U.S. sales.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

A staff member trims the wicks on a pair of carrot birthday candles, $22.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Social media has been "massive" for the barbering industry, says dad-of-three Alsanawi, whose Instagram is filled with videos of him giving players including England vice-captain Declan Rice fresh trims.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

It trims its target to 50.35 Australian dollars from A$50.40, owing to earnings changes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Mrs. Morehouse trims my word to fit his book, and Jason lets out a loud “Ahhh!”

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2024

Flag football’s five-a-side line-ups mean trimmer rosters compared to the swamped sidelines of tackle football, making for a more compelling case given the IOC's intention to streamline athlete numbers.

From BBC May 6, 2024

I had seen him earlier walking around the backyard wielding a weed wacker, which turned out to need a new spool of trimmer string.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

In my own yard, I have used a battery-driven lawnmower, blower and string trimmer for nearly five years.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2023

He was wearing the same kind of uniform as the first guy but was ten or fifteen years older and a whole lot trimmer.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

This design gives the A8F a stunning presentation of just a giant display with the trimmest of bezels surrounding it.

From The Verge Nov. 2, 2018

The company has an annual voluntary 12-week challenge in the fall to encourage employees to be active and not pack on the holiday pounds, with prizes for those who stay trimmest.

From Forbes Feb. 25, 2011

It was hell last week on one of the biggest, whitest and trimmest of U.S. inland excursion steamers, the Island Queen.

From Time Magazine Archive

He found the ideal right-hand man in Stanton, who has streamlined CBS into the trimmest organization in broadcasting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Descending to the interior of the fort, we passed from the foot of the wall-steps to the platform through a double file of navy boys, in trimmest holiday attire.

From The Flag Replaced on Sumter A Personal Narrative by Spicer, William A.

Actress Aubrey Plaza has trimmed the price of her Spanish-style California compound by nearly a half-million dollars—less than two months after she relisted the property at a drastically reduced ask.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Because they arrive fully trimmed, they can go straight into a low, slow smoke or a gentle braise, where the collagen breaks down into gelatin and the meat becomes tender enough to shred.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

When this coarse fern is trimmed it is "litter", the dead leaves on the floor that create a warmer ecosystem underneath which is essential for the growth of the High Brown caterpillar.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The old blue dress she wore was trimmed with the teeth of fox at the collar, beaded halfway around the scraggly, ripped hem.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

At 14 songs and 62 minutes, the album would have benefited from trimming three or four of the more generic tunes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

—The dollar edged higher as it recovers from recent falls driven by a trimming of U.S. interest rate rise expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

That means investors should be in “continuous risk-management” mode right now, trimming away at winners in stocks and rebalancing portfolios back to their longer-term stock and bond targets, Pride said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

But Sockin believes that trimming the balance sheet won’t happen at least until next year.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Everything was good, well made, and little worn, but Amy’s artistic eyes were much afflicted, especially this winter, when her school dress was a dull purple with yellow dots and no trimming.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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