Example Sentences
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Oil pared gains but continued to trade close to $90 a barrel in early European trade as further escalation in the Middle East worried investors, though U.S. stock futures largely edged higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 2026 Games have been pared back compared to previous editions, with 10 sports rather than the 17 it featured in 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Major U.S. stock indexes pared gains today despite several positive earnings reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Investors breathed a sigh of relief at the data and pared their bets on a Fed rate hike this month, though analysts warned the latest US-Iran flare-up could complicate matters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Pauline, twenty pounds thinner, looked like a more concentrated version of herself: whittled down, somehow, pared down to her essence.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
