as in to prune
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Lawn and garden care service is also available to handle tasks like fertilization, pruning and weed control.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is clearly an assault on learning by the White House and an attempt to dumb down the national population.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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State and local leaders should also roll back any guidance that is meant to force teachers to dumb down curriculums or provide passing grades to students who are failing or inflate grades across the board.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The central bank last trimmed the key lending rates by 10 basis points in May as part of Beijing’s efforts to shore up its economy.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Most boxwoods are relatively slow growing and easy to trim.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Sep. 2025
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With the cast set, Howard and his team continue to refine the script, bringing on Jim Sayles to polish it, and incorporating new tidbits from the real-life people involved in the project.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Regularly review outcomes, identify drift in AI models and refine both processes and oversight.—
Manish Goyal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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