trim
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Martin-Baker expanded club privileges in 2009 after British watchmaker Bremont designed the MBI, a silver watch with red trim, for its members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
They watched the Dodgers trim their magic number to five.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jacobs’ residence is constructed from stone and plaster, with a slate roof and copper trim.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The cordon surrounds the scene, which is close to the fishing lake, and two camping tents - one of which is white with a navy blue trim - have been pitched.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Miss Love, you think you could trim my hair some?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
UBS keeps a neutral rating and trims its price target to A$1.40 from A$1.45.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Its trims its target to 22.50 Australian dollars a share from A$22.75/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Citi trims the target price for its ADRs to $189.00 from $190.00.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ford plans to offer V-8s on more trims in its F-150 trucks next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mrs. Morehouse trims my word to fit his book, and Jason lets out a loud “Ahhh!”
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
During her stint as a tree trimmer, she guessed about 70% of the properties she worked on sat empty because they were either second homes or unoccupied Airbnbs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
He showed up to camp looking trimmer and feeling as strong as he has in several years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
Like Tom, Adam, who has also dealt with depression and anxiety, has his own experience of unwillingly shaving his beard after a trimmer malfunction left him with no other option.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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
Young, rich Stephen Carlton Clark had married Susan Hun, descendant of brownest, trimmest Albany ancestors.
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
The tribunal was in the open air, under the mid plane-tree in Camberwell Green, the trimmest public garden in London.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
The ceiling mural is trimmed in baby pink, which builds upon pink details in paintings on surrounding walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Treasury yields declined as markets trimmed odds of an interest rate increase this month to 50% from 63%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“So we trimmed to 5.7” million pounds, the broker says of its annual production forecasts for FY28-FY30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have trimmed the asking price of their stunning California mansion by $700,000—just three months after listing the dwelling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ella used to love watching her family’s money tree being brought out from their vault and trimmed when her mama or papa made a withdrawal.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
U.K. 30-year gilt yields last traded at 5.813%, trimming their earlier rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So you might start out retirement with 50% in stocks and 50% in fixed income, and then slowly increase your fixed-income portion while trimming equity exposure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Companies including Under Armour and Helen of Troy are trimming product lineups to focus on bestsellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The move comes as other Medicare Advantage providers are curtailing markets and trimming benefits to offset rising costs in the health-insurance market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
‘Nothing! Leastways I was just trimming the grass-border under the window, if you follow me.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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