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Bains called for more action from the government to slash VAT rates.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ubisoft aims to slash its costs by at least 200 million euros in two years, on top of 300 million already targeted in recent years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Leon County, which includes Tallahassee, has cast a closer eye on its coffers under a new measure to slash property taxes in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

It’s also easy to imagine video game companies writ large choosing to slash budgets by removing their own disc drives as hardware becomes far more expensive to produce, thanks to the A.I.-induced memory-processor shortage.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

During those days of waiting, he did not make his bed, or sweep, or shake out the little rag-braid rug, and almost forgot to slash with his fish knife the passing day on his calendar.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

The Federal Reserve slashes 2026 GDP predictions to 2.2% and raises its PCE inflation estimate by 90 basis points to 3.6%.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

He slashes his 2026 and 2027 earnings projections by 22% and 28%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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

Ford Motor on Monday said it would take a $19.5 billion charge as it refocuses on hybrids, slashes its electric-vehicle investments and discontinues the electric F-150 pickup truck.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

Its beam slashes glaring light through the blackness.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Pyziur also noted that oil prices have been suppressed in part because China slashed its own imports of oil.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

In fact, business has been strong lately: Polestar recently slashed prices on its remaining EV inventory by as much as $25,000, which Haiken said puts the cars “in line with the market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Meta and Oracle slashed over 10% of their workforces in favor of implementing AI into its operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Take the agency’s recent eye-catching adjustment to U.S. beef-export sales, which were slashed by over 90% from an originally reported weekly figure for late June, citing a reporting error.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Stuart whipped out his pocketknife and slashed away bravely at the soggy bag until he had the deck cleared.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

This follows a slashing of its buyback rate to $750 million in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Tech companies such as Meta, Amazon, Oracle and others have been slashing their global workforces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Unified’s already adopted plan calls for more than 6,000 job reductions, slashing up to $500 million per year in extra services for schools with the greatest needs and seven unpaid furlough days for each worker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

They marched around the back yard, slashing at foliage, occasionally pausing to pick off a stray elephant or fight a tribe of cannibals.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee