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

Japan agreed to invest $550 billion in the United States by 2029 in return for slashing threatened tariffs of 25 percent to 15 percent.

From Barron's • May 13, 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

It is a tiger, with slashing lines cut through its body, flashing perfect stripes of light.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith