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Ratcliffe knew major decisions needed to be made in order to slash the club's losses.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The company is seeking to slash production capacities as it struggles with weak demand, and had already decided in 2024 to end vehicle production at the factory by 2027.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
They had to slash ticket prices in the middle of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The supervisory board of German car giant Volkswagen has backed a plan to slash an additional 50,000 jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Maybe it would just be melodrama, a skin-deep slash or two, her old theatricality; though perhaps theatrical people are not less risky, but more.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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
He slashes his 2026 and 2027 earnings projections by 22% and 28%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
DBS cuts its rating on the stock to hold from buy and slashes its target price to HK$19.50 from HK$27.00.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
AI slashes their coding costs while maintaining their revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
There were some new lines, like slashes, across his forehead and between his eyes.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Commerzbank slashed thousands of jobs and hiked its financial targets in an effort to convince shareholders to back its campaign to remain independent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The following year, the government slashed ministers' salaries.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
Shares of the sporting-goods retailer suffering a record selloff as profit and sales missed expectations and the full-year outlook was slashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Rain slashed down in wind-driven sheets that stung his face, and lightning crashed ominously nearby.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
A rising share of builders are slashing prices on newly built homes despite increasing construction costs, as buyers get spooked by high mortgage rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
Rebecca slashing at her horse; Rebecca seizing life with her two hands; Rebecca, triumphant, leaning down from the minstrels’ gallery with a smile on her lips.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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