chopped

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These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

However, after failing to find a buyer, the couple chopped $1 million off that ask, before delisting the dwelling altogether in October.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

William Lam and the design team rejected approaches that would have produced glare, maintenance headaches, or visual banding that chopped the vault into pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A spoonful of finely chopped chipotles in adobo follows, along with black beans and fire-roasted corn, available in the freezer section of the supermarket.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Hiring himself out to neighbors and relatives, he chopped wood, plowed fields, brought in hay, and built barns and cabins.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow