prune

You can sharpen your strengths and prune a position into something that you truly enjoy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

“These crews don’t have the time to delicately prune each tree. I finally get it, after being a crank to some of them over the years.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Arnold wasn’t afraid to prune the portfolio either.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

I don’t know if it’s a Georgia thing or only an Arthur thing, but if there’s an elderly man in a grocery store, I’m there price-checking prune juices for him.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

"Then, the cell quickly prunes and filters many of those loops out when it enters G1."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025

Snacking on 8-10 prunes a day and some rye bread can also have a similar effect.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Many Sonoma growers had historically considered grapes a crop of last resort, compared with more profitable apples, prunes and olives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

Otherwise, the script prunes the couple’s legal battle down to one scene with Ivy’s viperous lawyer, played by Allison Janney, who brings a rottweiler to the showdown and claims it’s her service animal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

“Yes, thank you, honey. But the prunes they were not good ones today.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

They pruned any hints of future policy changes from their policy statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But no one expected a live demonstration, and certainly not from one of the esteemed artists featured within the museum’s pristinely pruned collection.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

Having pruned the administrative state and cut red tape, experts say Lam will focus on spurring private sector growth and digital and technological progress.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

She journeys to Chile’s remote Punta Arenas, home to the scenic Sara Braun Municipal Cemetery, a profusion of pruned cypress trees and a statue of an Unknown Indian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

Papa pruned and cared for the nearest trees.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

"Aggressive" pruning is needed to keep the harvest at a height that's convenient for workers.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Is Microsoft laying off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division just a new boss coming in and pruning an overgrown asset, or is it a sign that console gaming is coming to the end?

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Investor sentiment will be driven by net debt reductions and pruning of the portfolio, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

He’s 72 and does much of the farm work himself, pruning, repairing water lines and applying fertilizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Ella found her godmother pruning belladonnas inside her dark cabinet of Underworld plants.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton