trimming

Example Sentences

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Global airlines responded by cutting capacity, mostly by trimming less profitable and less popular flights, such as those connecting smaller cities or flying very early or very late in the day.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

If possible, residents should hold off on tree trimming or vegetation clearing during nesting season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

While trimming back Valerie's hedges and clearing brambles, the 24-year-old spotted a rusted, 50cm device that looked "almost like a mortar stood up on its tail".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The Cleveland Fed’s median CPI, which picks the midpoint item rather than trimming the ends, is running near headline inflation.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“I was washing dishes and my hands are still wet, and your father, he’s out back trimming the apple tree.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson