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[slash] / slæʃ /




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To slash costs without sacrificing performance, Apple opted to use the same A18 Pro processor in the iPhone 16 to power the MacBook Neo.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

That coincided with O'Neill becoming CEO, whose immediate task has been to also slash costs.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

"Infantino threatened to slash members' earnings if they did not back him," the paper reports, "but federations in Asia and Americas are also opposed to sell-off".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“You aren’t just watching your company miss earnings; you are watching the company that pays your salary simultaneously slash your retirement timeline by years.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The circled image of a person standing between two train cars with a red slash running through the circle was equally clear.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The Federal Reserve slashes 2026 GDP predictions to 2.2% and raises its PCE inflation estimate by 90 basis points to 3.6%.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Offstage, growing slashes in Will’s leather doublets depict “emotional turmoil.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

Ford Motor on Monday said it would take a $19.5 billion charge as it refocuses on hybrids, slashes its electric-vehicle investments and discontinues the electric F-150 pickup truck.

From MarketWatch Dec. 15, 2025

That omission has made her a villain to those aghast as he slashes through funding for vaccines and cancer treatments—including his own cousin, Tatiana Schlossberg, now suffering through terminal cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

When he slashes the opposite way, the sound changes slightly.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

They were slashed from £800m here, but the budget for Ahmedabad 2030 is almost double Glasgow's £160m.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Schaeffler shares dropped sharply after the auto supplier slashed its sales expectations for the medium term amid a darkening backdrop for the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

BP, whose performance has generally fallen behind that of its rivals in recent years, has in recent times slashed clean energy investment as it pivots back to its more profitable oil and gas business.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Pyziur also noted that oil prices have been suppressed in part because China slashed its own imports of oil.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

His hand changed into an orange paw, with enormous claws that sparked against Thalia’s shield as he slashed.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Cook’s first big move when he joined the company in 1998 was to implement a “just-in-time” inventory system by slashing unsold product storage times, consolidating suppliers and outsourcing manufacturing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Tech companies such as Meta, Amazon, Oracle and others have been slashing their global workforces.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The country is in the grips of a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the slashing of foreign assistance and the need to integrate millions of Afghans pushed back from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

They licked her fingers and face, their tails slashing the ground like whips.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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