bloodletting
Example Sentences
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For weeks, it looked like nothing would stop Wall Street’s bloodletting of software companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
A 2020 Royal Commission found Gobbo's double life during a period of intense gang bloodletting in Australia's second-biggest city were "fundamental and appalling breaches" of her obligations as counsel to her clients.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Apple even pushed through a rare round of cuts — though the bloodletting slowed by the end of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
Ashes defeats in Australia usually mean sweeping changes to an England regime and the bloodletting will soon begin.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
The various symptoms of yellow fever also called for bloodletting.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
