pruning

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Then I threw my back out lifting a 50-pound bag of Quikrete, I nearly fell off the ladder pruning trees, plumbing began to look unappealing and everything took longer than anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In 2006, she and her colleagues discovered that the mouse version of LilrB2 plays an essential role in synaptic pruning, a normal process during brain development and learning in adulthood.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Unilever said on Monday that it will focus on producing condiments and other packaged products to "sharpen" its catalogue of goods, which will mean "pruning the portfolio where relevant".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

She used to spend long hours in the garden, weeding and sowing, pruning and picking, her neck arched elegantly as a bird’s, with her black hair coming loose around her face.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee