as in to prune
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Two former HubSpot employees came out in defense, outlining that the business had been undertaking pruning strategies.—
Lis Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
They can be pruned but trimming stops the growth of the shoots and may leave brown stubs and possibly some yellow leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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The new console could certainly handle it, even if developers had to dumb down the graphics a smidge.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Why dumb down what was once a sophisticated and nuanced show?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Owls trimmed the lead to 25-20 and got the ball back at their 30 with 32 seconds remaining in the game.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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While restructuring in the name of efficiency is one way to trim headcount, a negative work environment can also have a direct impact on talent retention.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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Large rocks containing chromite, is crushed into smaller bitesize chunks, before to goes through a process to refine and extract the ore that yields chromium, a vital component of stainless steel, at the Mughulkhil mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Students will also receive qualitative feedback from FSF adjunct faculty partners within 48 business hours of each assignment submission, helping students improve and refine their ideas ahead of the competition deadline.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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