pruning

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Along with competitors, it’s raising bag fees and fares and pruning less-profitable routes to cope with a doubling in jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This idea led to the widely accepted theory that excessive "synaptic pruning," the process of removing weak or unused connections, could contribute to neuropsychiatric conditions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Companies are pruning underperforming legacy brands and doubling down on faster-growing categories.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

We need our limbs trimmed just the way you need to cut your fingernails and hair, although for us it’s only once or twice a year, and it’s called pruning.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate