Example Sentences

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Both McCormick and Unilever shares fell more than 5% after the deal was announced though they since have pared back some of the losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Over the last several months, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have pared back EV ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Investors have begun adjusting and have pared back expectations for rate cuts beginning in June, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Now the sportsbooks have decided they’d like to actually make some money, and they have pared back their promotional offerings to spend less on “customer acquisition.”

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2024

As Dickens has said in the preface to "Pickwick," "legal reforms have pared the claws by which a former public had suffered."

From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)