slashing

Example Sentences

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Amazon, which said in January it was slashing 16,000 jobs, is also making cuts in its selling partner services team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

The U.K.-based group reiterated its guidance for the full fiscal year, after previously slashing its forecast twice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The hands had been chopping the weeds for weeks, slashing hoes into the furrows.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead