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[slash] / slæʃ /




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To slash costs without sacrificing performance, Apple opted to use the same A18 Pro processor in the iPhone 16 to power the MacBook Neo.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

"Infantino threatened to slash members' earnings if they did not back him," the paper reports, "but federations in Asia and Americas are also opposed to sell-off".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘The money would have been life-changing’: My father told my grandmother to slash my inheritance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Ubisoft aims to slash its costs by at least 200 million euros in two years, on top of 300 million already targeted in recent years.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

His closed mouth was a gray slash across his face.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

There was no luminous dial or companionable tick, just four numbers—12, 3, 6 and 9—with slashes for the other hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The company slashes its full-year adjusted earnings outlook to $1.45-$1.79 a share, citing Middle East disruptions and booking shortfalls.

From Barron's May 4, 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

Ford Motor on Monday said it would take a $19.5 billion charge as it refocuses on hybrids, slashes its electric-vehicle investments and discontinues the electric F-150 pickup truck.

From MarketWatch Dec. 15, 2025

He would save her body-slash-mind-slash-soul by taking all the slashes out, making her one whole Yolanda.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

They were slashed from £800m here, but the budget for Ahmedabad 2030 is almost double Glasgow's £160m.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

BP, whose performance has generally fallen behind that of its rivals in recent years, has in recent times slashed clean energy investment as it pivots back to its more profitable oil and gas business.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Pyziur also noted that oil prices have been suppressed in part because China slashed its own imports of oil.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Meta and Oracle slashed over 10% of their workforces in favor of implementing AI into its operations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

The boss slashed impotently at newspapers, printed blurry slips and pasted items askew.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Cook’s first big move when he joined the company in 1998 was to implement a “just-in-time” inventory system by slashing unsold product storage times, consolidating suppliers and outsourcing manufacturing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“We are supercharging commercial space activity, slashing costs, and strengthening America’s competitive edge in this vital field,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“Dine N’ Dash,” “Going to Babble On,” “Lonely in the Future” — it’s pure pleasure to hear the guitars in these songs slashing away over a rhythm section as crisp and nimble as this one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Those were where the tips of the bear’s slashing claws dug deep into the snow.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis




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