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our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Despite continued trimming of Bank of America (BAC) in the quarter and other sales, the financial sector remains the portfolio’s most significant overweight at 34% of assets.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Excessive trimming can actually reduce blooms the following season.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
This shows the massive effects that a little trimming here and there to the number of cards in each box configuration can have on total production.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Excessive trimming can actually reduce blooms the following season.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
This shows the massive effects that a little trimming here and there to the number of cards in each box configuration can have on total production.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trimming
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“Trimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trimming. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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