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Guests who don’t want to run their face through the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Ryanair and other airlines have lobbied Germany to slash taxes on the aviation industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

On the campaign trail, Hilton has pledged to slash taxes, make housing more affordable and bring the cost of gas down to $3 a gallon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On Tuesday, German flag carrier Deutsche Lufthansa said it would slash 20,000 flights from its summer schedule in a bid to save jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Carl had cleared the land himself with a characteristic rapidity and thoroughness—he’d sold the timber to the Thorsen brothers, burned his slash piles, and poured his footing all in the space of a single winter.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson