cutting down
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Sanitation workers were cleaning the area, cutting down trees, and erecting a new fence and lock to keep out trespassers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
If production reaches scale, it could also be cheaper and less environmentally damaging than cutting down trees, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
U.S. airlines and their global peers coped by tweaking capacity, generally cutting down on less popular and profitable flights, and charging more for checked bags and other fees.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
By squeezing more transistors into tighter spaces, these advanced nodes boost processing speeds while cutting down on power consumption.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I know you did a lousy job cutting down those gutter weeds and earned your family a ticket.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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