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It is important to note that this approach isn’t about buying stocks with a high dividend, which is often a sign of a troubled company about to slash its payout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Guests who don’t want to use the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He recently led a study that analysed whether such on-demand manufacturing could reduce overproduction of garments, and slash the carbon emissions associated with transporting them from Asia to Europe, for example.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"This budget does not raise property taxes and it refuses to slash services," Mamdani said as he announced his first budget to reporters.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“Like ride flying horses and slash swords and throw thunderbolts.”

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech