cut down
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They eliminate chopping, cut down on dishes and make the first few minutes of cooking almost frictionless.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
The most recent instance of this involves the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic golf course Trump wishes to redesign but has faced legal setbacks after hundreds of trees were cut down for the project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
A preservation group’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s plans to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Links recently boiled over when the administration cut down more than 400 trees on short notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The keep-aparts policy is a method of separating young offenders in a bid to cut down on violence.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The older trees, which had been cut down a year or two before, were well dried out, and when Brian rolled and skidded them down to the lake he found that they floated well.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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