slashing
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In a move that highlights those concerns, the manager of Norway’s $2.4 trillion sovereign-wealth fund proposed slashing the weighting of government debt in its bond portfolio to 50% from 70%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The plan envisages slashing the three states' collective water consumption by up to 3.7 billion cubic meters per year until 2036 -- the equivalent of 1.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
In July last year a BBC team witnessed the police slashing an inflatable boat with a knife to prevent it being used.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The relentless focus of my party and the health minister will be in slashing the access times to the NHS," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I ask Addie as I’m slashing a red line through KNOW-IT-ALL.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
