cut down

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This doomed seedling was part of a National Park Service planting effort to replace dozens of Joshua trees cut down by a Southern California Edison contractor tasked with protecting the company’s power lines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The government has promised to compensate for the swathes of trees cut down by planting seedlings in Haryana -- a northern state next to New Delhi.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Maybe people were spending more money elsewhere on the weekends, so they cut down on tipping to make up for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Rogue chip shops have been passing off catfish as "traditional fish and chips" to cut down on costs, the BBC has learned.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Then he took his gun, and slinging his ax on his shoulder he went away to the clearing to cut down some more trees.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder