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  • present participle of trim.
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trimming

[trim-ing] / ˈtrɪm ɪŋ /






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Mohammed Ashim has been cutting hair and trimming beards for four years in Bengaluru.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

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

A scruffy shrub fence that was in desperate need of trimming leaned all around it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

For income investors with a value bent, those six have the ingredients of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Over the summer, James also bought an Austrian company that makes car trimmings and a sealings specialist in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

We try to use as much of the ingredient as possible—repurposing trimmings into stocks or using leftovers creatively.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

Old Glory, Christmas decor and Easter trimmings suddenly pop up in their front yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

I blink again, and I see her smile as she sweeps my hair trimmings into a pile.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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