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hacksawed

verb

past tense of hacksaw

as in sawed

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The post-World War II period is sometimes thought of as a golden age, for the economic pie both grew and was sliced more equally.

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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They’re designed with a sleek flat front, a mid-rise elastic waistband, a slightly loose leg opening, and small side slits for a comfortable, relaxed fit.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026

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Having split his rehab between his native Australia and the States, Toohey remained in touch with his Warriors teammates and the team’s medical staff, even if their ability to help him was limited after the Warriors waived him in December.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Using that Ducato model as its starting point, Westfalia splits it into three separate levels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026

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Iran struck a pumping station on Saudi’s pipeline to the Red Sea in April, which slashed throughput by 700,000 bpd.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 July 2026
During O’Neill’s time at the helm, Kennedy slashed the number of diseases covered in the pediatric immunization schedule, altered the CDC website to include inaccurate information and packed a key CDC advisory committee with vaccine skeptics.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of slashed

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By that time thousands of ground-penetrating bombs had ripped through the subsoil with the seismic force of small earthquakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
In 2018, the Camp fire ripped through Butte County, burning 150,000 acres and killing 85 people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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