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hacksawing

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present participle of hacksaw

as in sawing

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The soift wall secures inside the tent, splitting the floor in half to create a pair of two-sleeper rooms.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Brandon Bell | Getty Images Even so, Joyner told the Wall Street Journal that the company wasn’t splitting up because of regulatory issues.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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The Westin’s outdoor pool is 25 yards, heated year-round, and uses salt water instead of chlorine, so you’ll spot lap swimmers slicing through the steam even in winter.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
As the very first member of the new Utility Tool & Light series, the all-new UTL19 goes beyond mere illumination, offering a toolset with a slide-out box-slicing blade and other hard tools.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Nov. 2026

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Medicare could soon save beneficiaries over a billion dollars on prescription drugs — without slashing the price of a single medicine.

— Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Republican Scott Walker won that year, and over the next eight years enacted a wide array of Republican priorities that included drastically scaling back union rights, slashing taxes and requiring voters to show identification at the polls.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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