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

Then comes the pico de gallo, which may be one of the most underrated grocery-store shortcuts of all time: tomatoes, onion, cilantro and jalapeños already chopped and ready to collapse into something savory.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

But somehow we got the position small, we chopped wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

When all had been chopped off he disposed of the one that was immortal by burying it securely under a great rock.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton