Example Sentences

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Farmers are slashing expenses wherever possible, with some planting fewer seeds or switching to crops that require less fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

As the Eid al-Fitr holiday approaches, hundreds of Dubai's luxury hotels are slashing rates in a bid to attract at least local residents and their families.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

From fruit blenders to noise-canceling headphones, e-commerce sites are slashing prices on almost everything for Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

To entice buyers, some new home builders are slashing prices or advertising buyer credits and interest rate buydowns, in which they pay to help buyers secure a lower rate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

They are well named, for they are slashing everywhere, and ruining the forests.

From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)