slashing
Example Sentences
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CNBC, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Oracle was slashing thousands of workers.
From Los Angeles Times
That doesn’t necessarily require slashing benefits, but it could involve gradual changes—adjusting eligibility ages, modifying benefit formulas, or finding ways to control healthcare costs.
From Barron's
It also jeopardizes global crop yields—gas is a vital fertilizer feedstock—and could cripple semiconductor production by slashing helium supply, a natural gas byproduct.
Some investors have urged the bank to leave Switzerland for the U.S., where regulators on Thursday proposed slashing capital requirements for big banks.
Major U.S. indexes fell Thursday, with investors slashing their expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.
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