trimming

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Airlines are trimming schedules and adding fees, while specialists predict it will take months for global jet fuel supplies to normalize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Compass Point downgrades Circle stock to Sell, trimming its price target to $77 from $79, citing margin concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

DBS cuts its target price for Air China’s Hong Kong shares to HK$4.10 from HK$4.90, while trimming its target price on China Southern to HK$3.40 from HK$3.60.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Most would do so by standardizing or trimming regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

When he wore a necktie around his neck, which was as seldom as possible, he sometimes evened up the ends by trimming the longer with a pair of scissors.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey