slashing

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Manifold became chairman in October last year as BP focused on pivoting back to its more profitable oil and gas business, slashing clean energy investments.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Some businesses are citing artificial intelligence when slashing workers; others say that AI is simply making their employees more productive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The one mercy in all this is that, even in the current Congress, nobody is seriously suggesting slashing Social Security benefits across the board.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

At the same time, Bass has proposed cutting entirely the Animal Services Department’s annual budget for food, which was $200,000 last year, and also slashing the medical supplies budget to $49,000, from $388,000 last year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I ask Addie as I’m slashing a red line through KNOW-IT-ALL.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe