lop off
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The novelist had decided to lop off the manuscript’s opening chapters before publication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In his Newsnight interview, Lowe said of Farage's "brutal" leadership style "If people become, if you like, too tall a poppy, he tends to lop off the head of the poppy".
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
PwC acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday the firm would not benefit from a sale that will lop off a fifth of its current revenues.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023
So commercial aviation says it’s looking to lop off emissions where it can — from the routes aircraft take to the time they spend circling airports, sitting on the tarmac or idling at the gate.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Mom’s laser eyes continued to lop off my body parts.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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