slashing

Example Sentences

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The city said it has overhauled its p-card program, slashing the number of cards from 320 to 67.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Manifold became chairman in October last year as BP focused on pivoting back to its more profitable oil and gas business, slashing clean energy investments.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“Voters must stake UMA tokens to participate, and incorrect votes are penalized through slashing, creating strong financial disincentives to vote against a verifiable outcome regardless of any external position a participant may hold.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The one mercy in all this is that, even in the current Congress, nobody is seriously suggesting slashing Social Security benefits across the board.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I knew that if it hadn’t been for their loyalty and unselfish courage I would have probably been killed by the slashing claws of the devil cat.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls