Example Sentences

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Facing construction hurdles and bulging budgets, Saudi Arabia has been paring back its megaprojects since last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Reuters said that Amazon has been paring back staff over the past two years in areas like communications, devices and podcasting.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

The more popular sedan body styles continue on but Mercedes has been paring down its gas-powered lineup while expanding its all-electric one.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

His firm has been paring its overweight on small caps and is now neutral on the asset class due to expectations that the economic boom from the coronavirus recovery will be short-lived.

From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2021

The company has been paring businesses for well over a decade now, returning to its industrial roots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2018