Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.
The man then raised up the stick and struck the church-going victim in the head before slashing her neck.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
The energy regulator signed off on the preferential electricity tariff for Glencore’s local venture and Samancor Chrome, slashing power prices by over 50% from the standard baseline.
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