as in to prune
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Researchers note that due to terrain and cost challenges, large-scale machines are often impractical, prompting research into compact, robotic pruning solutions.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
The day starts with a Native Hawaiian protocol, educational briefing, fishpond cleanup and restoration like pruning vegetation, creating burlap buffer and stone cleaning.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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The company wanted to ensure that amateurs could safely explore the car’s uncanny capabilities but didn’t want to dumb down the thrills.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2011
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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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There’s open-pore wood trim with backlit accents, brushed aluminum trim, a wide range of ambient lights and three-zone climate control.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending legislation will trim more than $900 billion in federal spending on Medicaid over the next decade.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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The most common form is white table sugar, which is highly refined.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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In a Facebook post, Rep. Kim Holloway, R-Mayfield, expressed regret over voting in favor of SB 181 and said lawmakers should have taken more time to refine the language of the law.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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