trim
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Kia’s warplan also includes offering unmatched levels of mass-class material quality: faux leather; patterned-quilt upholstery; plushly soft-touch surfaces; engineered wood trim and polished accents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"There's just no more fat to trim," says the mother-of-two.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Fears that SpaceX could undercut wireless rates and squeeze launch capacity led Potter to trim his assumed monthly price for AST SpaceMobile’s service to $12 from $15.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
He has a trim mustache and beard, yes, but the actor, who spends a significant portion of the play shirtless, has nary a hair on his sharply chiseled chest and big-gun biceps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sam wondered if you could trim a foam beard.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
However, he trims his 2026 and 2027 earnings forecasts by 3.1% and 2.9%, respectively, to reflect higher-than-expected costs and the one-off impact of Tenaga absorbing electricity surcharge costs from September to December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
It trims its share-price target on the stock to A$74.00 from A$75.00, but keeps an outperform rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
That was slightly below the midpoint of an earlier company forecast, as it trims its expectations for ad sales due to a “slightly slower-than-expected rollout of some ad-product capabilities.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Jefferies retains a buy call, but trims its price target on PLS by 9.1% to A$5.00/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Clara trims the hair around my head and ears until I’m practically bald.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
“I go through my ritual,” he said, hitting the trimmer button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Hernandez, 37, appears fit and trim — perhaps fitter and trimmer than in his last few years with Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
But this week critics accused Mr Hennessy of making the 77-year-old in the Miami courtroom look far younger and trimmer than he really is.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
Her figure faults were gone, the too bony elbow having fleshed out nicely; the opposite pudgy wrist could not have been trimmer.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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
They were the smallest hands, the trimmest, he had ever seen.
From Bruce of the Circle A by Harold Titus
But the Vikings trimmed the lead on Tyler Thornton’s 33-yard field goal on the final play of the half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey have trimmed $500,000 off the asking price of their longtime “dream home,” as they prepare to bid farewell to California.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
In its latest monthly report, the IEA further trimmed its outlook for global oil demand, reflecting the economic fallout from the conflict and high energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"What am I supposed to make of this? We're going to war," Irinkov told AFP as he trimmed the plants in his garden on a windy day.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
His beard was trimmed impeccably, the golden diadem on his head flashing with every movement.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Over the past few years of increasing costs, Dawn says her family – which includes two children aged six and eight – have been "trimming the fat accordingly".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Infosys drops after trimming its guidance and reporting a decline in earnings per share.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Large Medicare Advantage insurers are also trimming many of the extra benefits that are popular with seniors—things like dental plans, coverage for over-the-counter health products and transportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
JPM cuts its recommendation on Schneider to neutral from overweight, while trimming its price target to 310 euros from 345 euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He would look up in the middle of trimming a hedge and say, “That is good meat,” and then walk to the goatskin bag tied behind his bicycle to rummage for his catapult.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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