chopped

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However, after failing to find a buyer, the couple chopped $1 million off that ask, before delisting the dwelling altogether in October.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

William Lam and the design team rejected approaches that would have produced glare, maintenance headaches, or visual banding that chopped the vault into pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Next door at El Ruso, owner Walter Soto chopped carne asada while his wife, Julia, took orders: two chile colorado; three birria; no onions, please.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Mikel Arteta's men still remain at the summit but are now clinging on to their position after seeing a nine-point lead chopped down to just three in the space of a week.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“First you chopped a handhold, then a kneehold, and then chopped off ice hastily but carefully, with an occasional sea washing over you,” Worsley explained.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong