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That fierce competition has also forced Western firms, including Tesla and VW, to slash their prices in China.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and that of his ministers by 50 percent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Guests who don’t want to use the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The company said earlier this month that it plans to slash hundreds of jobs in Europe and overhaul its operations in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Carl had cleared the land himself with a characteristic rapidity and thoroughness—he’d sold the timber to the Thorsen brothers, burned his slash piles, and poured his footing all in the space of a single winter.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson