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chop

[chop] / tʃɒp /


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“I had to prop myself against this foam spike in front of my colleagues and friends, and then have Winona come up and chop my head off, which was incredible,” Bower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“You cannot chop up ‘NCIS’ or ‘CSI’ in the same way,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That is probably because City are usually playing twice a week, every week, so he has to chop and change.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Poorly performing funds are most likely to get the chop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

She was a hard-faced, pretty litigation lawyer who smoked constantly and wore her blond hair in a China chop.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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