gutting

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“When you actually look at the totality of what’s being put forward, we are seeing a total gutting of a resource base,” she told NOTUS.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

“I know intimately how gutting it is to be a borrower, just sitting on the phone with a loan servicer as you try to navigate your options,” she said.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

There was a “violent gutting of the core of our economy,” says J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Seren says it has been "gutting" because the incident has "taken the light away from the amazing film".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“After you gut a few thousand chickens,” Galen said dryly, “you’ll either get really good at it, or you’ll stop gutting chickens.”

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan