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That stockpile allowed it to dramatically slash its oil imports when the war broke out, keeping a lid on global oil prices and safeguarding its own economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Jenrick also pledged to scrap UK privacy rules in favour of a "light-touch" approach to data protection as part of a bid to slash "red tape" for businesses.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

About 50,000 job cuts have already been agreed across the 10-brand Volkswagen Group -- mostly at VW, Audi and Porsche -- but the firm has said another 50,000 could be required worldwide to slash costs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

To slash costs without sacrificing performance, Apple opted to use the same A18 Pro processor in the iPhone 16 to power the MacBook Neo.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

The only reliable signs were the black plumes of smoke from the dredges and the ever-present scent of burning leaves from slash piles set aflame by workers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

That technique slashes an AI model’s memory usage—such as in a chatbot conversation—by creating a shorthand version of what has gone before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

As Germany's Opel slashes its engineering ranks and partners with China's Leapmotor, anxiety is running high in Ruesselsheim, the city it has long dominated.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

That segment of the show largely stripped out the guitars to focus on clubby techno and nasty slashes of synth noise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Nomura downgrades its ratings on HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to reduce from neutral, and slashes target price by 33% to 350,000 won.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

The gloves were unlined, with the slenderest slashes hidden in the fingertips.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Hundreds of former members of the military have had their pensions slashed after receiving letters telling them to repay thousands of pounds because of a clerical error.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

While they slashed their price target on the stock to $150 from $270, they kept their outperform rating and said shares of the company were “too cheap to dismiss.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

From February to June, China slashed imports by 5.8 million barrels a day, a 48.9% drop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Even so, the NSR could attract bulk liquid vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas, who could see their costs slashed by 45 to 50 percent in some cases, the study found.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

As they ran past one of the black trees, he slashed his sword across the trunk.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The plan envisages slashing the three states' collective water consumption by up to 3.7 billion cubic meters per year until 2036 -- the equivalent of 1.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

He said the administration would do that by slashing the budget deficit—and thus reducing the supply of Treasurys—and increasing oil and gas production to lower energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In July last year a BBC team witnessed the police slashing an inflatable boat with a knife to prevent it being used.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Cook’s first big move when he joined the company in 1998 was to implement a “just-in-time” inventory system by slashing unsold product storage times, consolidating suppliers and outsourcing manufacturing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

She dodged one set of slashing fangs and tumbled under another, weaving through the dragons heads as she ran in our direction, gagging from the monsters horrible breath.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan