slashed
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The U.N. has accelerated troop drawdowns in African hot spots such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo to conserve cash and slashed peacekeeping expenditures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The blockade has slashed Iranian seaborne exports—most of which go to China—from a prewar average of 1.8 million barrels a day to close to zero.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
According to one retired operator, the heyday of the donkeys was the 1960s and '70s, before cheap foreign holidays to Mediterranean coasts slashed the numbers of summer holidaymakers to UK resorts.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
As GameStop slashed costs, its net income grew to $418.4 million.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The hulking figure slashed down wide swaths of alfalfa at a relentless pace, both scythes hissing and chiming without pause.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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