trimmed
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—The 10-year French government bond, or OAT, yield trimmed its rise after a weaker-than-expected flash estimate purchasing managers’ index reading for August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The board also clarified it would not require the removal of trees, although limbs would need to be trimmed away from roofs and chimneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bill Hays—taut, with a neatly trimmed gray horseshoe hairline—sat behind the counter and immediately clocked me as a journalist, not some casual shopper.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Russia's central bank recently trimmed its annual GDP forecast to flat to 1 percent, from an earlier forecast of 0.4-1.3 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Omakayas and Angeline admired the intricate way that the snow trimmed the dried reeds of cattails and the brown furry heads were capped with tiny white mounds that made them look...
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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