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Oil prices had pared much of their earlier gains by midday Thursday after Israel indicated that it was open to peace talks with Lebanon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Tesla shares were down as much as 3.7% on Monday morning, but had pared losses and were off 2.7% around noon.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Apple slipped 0.9% after Berkshire Hathaway revealed it had pared its stake in the tech giant.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

“By then, we had pared down the topics we felt were important to telling the story of who Burns was,” Cumming said.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

He was hungry, and his meager diet had pared his body down to a feral scrawn of gristle and bone, but he seemed to be in reasonably good health.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer