slashing
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A rising share of builders are slashing prices on newly built homes despite increasing construction costs, as buyers get spooked by high mortgage rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The intergovernmental body has advised slashing the quantity of north-east Atlantic mackerel caught in 2026 by roughly 70% to allow the stock a chance to recover.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The German car giant’s supervisory board unanimously approved a plan which envisaged slashing about 50,000 positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The plan envisages slashing the three states' collective water consumption by up to 3.7 billion cubic meters per year until 2036 -- the equivalent of 1.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Apart from the profound darkness of the sky and the slashing rain, the canopy obstructed everything ahead.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
