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[slash] / slæʃ /




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And it plans to slash its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share, down 36% from its prior dividend of 39 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

But it was not clear if this was due to decisions the fund had made or simply part of a broader trend that has seen many companies strive to slash their own emissions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

And with the average new-car price clocking in at more than $50,000, shopping secondhand has become a go-to alternative for consumers looking to slash their monthly costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Before the deal closed, Paramount had promised Wall Street it would slash $6 billion in costs over three years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then I felt a small, deep thrill, and a bright seam of red welled up at the lip of the slash.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Still, it struggles to find a buyer, and has taken two price slashes since originally hitting the market for $12 million in February 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

So, when Goldman Sachs slashes its target for the Kospi benchmark index by 25%, investors will need to sit up and pay attention as semiconductor stocks account for almost one-fifth of the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

As Germany's Opel slashes its engineering ranks and partners with China's Leapmotor, anxiety is running high in Ruesselsheim, the city it has long dominated.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

That segment of the show largely stripped out the guitars to focus on clubby techno and nasty slashes of synth noise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

A splinter slashes into my helmet, but has already travelled so far that it does not go through.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Exxon has slashed its net debt by almost $11 billion this year; Chevron by $13.8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Since coming to power, the government has slashed long-held subsidies as part of an austerity drive.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

By Sept. 15, the price had been slashed by half a million dollars, asking $6.99 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

State officials emphasized that California’s economy has continued to grow even as the state has slashed emissions, with gross domestic product up 40% since the passage of AB 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Invisible branches grasped at them or slashed their faces.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

The bust began in early January 2028, when hyperscalers stopped investing, slashing capital-expenditure guidance by 45% to around $600 billion and driving a 10% slump for stocks in a week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The opening credits spoof the iconic James Bond gun barrel signature, with Jason slashing his long blade instead of shooting a gun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

When Farley took the CEO job in 2020, he set about quickly overhauling the company’s European business, slashing the region’s workforce in half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Now it is looking to accompany its move upmarket by slashing costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But Finn got a picture in his mind of Chess slashing a sword through the air and driving its point into the ground, like someone issuing a dare.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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