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is trimming
verb
To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; e.g. 'trim a hedge', 'trim a beard'. The adposition of can be used in the present perfect tense to designate the removed part.
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What we're doing is trimming the toenails".
Neither is trimming the deficit is a priority.
The other is trimming energy use through conservation and more efficient appliances and cars.
The company has said it is trimming some prices — while simultaneously upgrading some of its goods.
Ford is trimming Nascar spending by 20percentt, and Chrysler by 30percentt.
To avoid folding, the struggling paper is trimming its staff by offering buyouts.
She's gone the other way and is trimming it all back.
United, part of the UAL Corporation, is trimming expenses to help with its exit from bankruptcy.
But once enrolled, the veteran finds a V.A. that is trimming services to control costs.
For example, it is trimming $3.5 billion in costs this year.
Safeway, which is based in Pleasanton, Calif., is trimming prices to narrow the gap with discounters.
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