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And it plans to slash its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share, down 36% from its prior dividend of 39 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
But it was not clear if this was due to decisions the fund had made or simply part of a broader trend that has seen many companies strive to slash their own emissions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
And with the average new-car price clocking in at more than $50,000, shopping secondhand has become a go-to alternative for consumers looking to slash their monthly costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Before the deal closed, Paramount had promised Wall Street it would slash $6 billion in costs over three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Then I felt a small, deep thrill, and a bright seam of red welled up at the lip of the slash.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Still, it struggles to find a buyer, and has taken two price slashes since originally hitting the market for $12 million in February 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
So, when Goldman Sachs slashes its target for the Kospi benchmark index by 25%, investors will need to sit up and pay attention as semiconductor stocks account for almost one-fifth of the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
As Germany's Opel slashes its engineering ranks and partners with China's Leapmotor, anxiety is running high in Ruesselsheim, the city it has long dominated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
That segment of the show largely stripped out the guitars to focus on clubby techno and nasty slashes of synth noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
A splinter slashes into my helmet, but has already travelled so far that it does not go through.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Exxon has slashed its net debt by almost $11 billion this year; Chevron by $13.8 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since coming to power, the government has slashed long-held subsidies as part of an austerity drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
By Sept. 15, the price had been slashed by half a million dollars, asking $6.99 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
State officials emphasized that California’s economy has continued to grow even as the state has slashed emissions, with gross domestic product up 40% since the passage of AB 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Invisible branches grasped at them or slashed their faces.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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The bust began in early January 2028, when hyperscalers stopped investing, slashing capital-expenditure guidance by 45% to around $600 billion and driving a 10% slump for stocks in a week.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The opening credits spoof the iconic James Bond gun barrel signature, with Jason slashing his long blade instead of shooting a gun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
When Farley took the CEO job in 2020, he set about quickly overhauling the company’s European business, slashing the region’s workforce in half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Now it is looking to accompany its move upmarket by slashing costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Finn got a picture in his mind of Chess slashing a sword through the air and driving its point into the ground, like someone issuing a dare.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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