Example Sentences

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Companies at the time invested heavily in enterprise software as corporate employees worked from home, but later pared software spending, citing a need to control costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Treasury yields pared down increases fueled by reports that Iran is halting peace talks, after President Trump said negotiations are ongoing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Iran's comments sent oil prices surging as much as seven percent Monday before they pared the gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Intel shares rose almost 4% in early trading on Monday before gains were pared back.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

It was to be in college, at Stanford, that my religious faith would seem to me suddenly pared.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez