slashing

Example Sentences

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Dealing with deficits, whether through slashing spending or raising taxes, would have the opposite effect.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

CNBC, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Oracle was slashing thousands of workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In addition to changing venues, the outlet’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has made radical changes: slashing the guest list and banning outside media.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

As the Eid al-Fitr holiday approaches, hundreds of Dubai's luxury hotels are slashing rates in a bid to attract at least local residents and their families.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The whole garden became a thick underbrush, like an abandoned town, through which one could scarcely walk without slashing a path with a machete.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende