slashing

Example Sentences

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Japan agreed to invest $550 billion in the United States by 2029 in return for slashing threatened tariffs of 25 percent to 15 percent.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Some businesses are citing artificial intelligence when slashing workers; others say that AI is simply making their employees more productive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Treasury must now raise the cash to repay those IOUs the old-fashioned way — by collecting taxes, slashing spending on other programs, or borrowing from the public by issuing Treasury securities.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

This would mean slashing the benefits of some of the most low-income SSI recipients by up to a third — about $330 a month in Burton’s case — or ending their support altogether.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

A slashing tush caught me in the calf of my right leg.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson