slash

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SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing Starship, which the company said could potentially slash launch costs down by as much as 99%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That fierce competition has also forced Western firms, including Tesla and VW, to slash their prices in China.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and that of his ministers by 50 percent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

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

I feel a slash of guilt, thinking something like that—thinking that I don’t want to remember Khalid.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender