whittle
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If you have a highly concentrated stock allocation with large built-up gains, you can gradually whittle down your position and use the $6,000 deduction to minimize or cancel the tax hit, Adams says.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Warner worked to whittle down that debt load, cutting costs relentlessly and putting cash flow toward debt payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
They played cards, cooked by the fire and learned how to whittle.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
But he added: "When you whittle it down to genuine enquiries and those that are financially qualified there is a much smaller number."
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
Sure enough, after handing Tree-ear the bowls to wash, Crane-man sat down with his knife and a sturdy straight branch and began to whittle a new crutch.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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