trimming

Example Sentences

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He promised to give priority to growth by holding the line on taxes, trimming spending, lifting barriers to infrastructure and housing, and mending relations with the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The discipline is in trimming exposure while everyone else is still celebrating.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

While the logistics of it can be "last-minute", he says, there are some players he knows he will be trimming, including Chelsea captain Reece James.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

If possible, residents should hold off on tree trimming or vegetation clearing during nesting season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

A practiced barber, no doubt; her order often cleaned the corpses of the noble slain before returning them to their kin, and trimming beards and cutting hair was part of that.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin