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Recent Examples of lopThe pitching mound was lopped off and covered with a Kicks logo.—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025 Senate Republicans are discussing staying in session through the weekend to complete work on nominations, with an eye toward lopping off work days at the end of next week and kicking off the recess by midweek.—Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025 The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff -- 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.—Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025 The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff — 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lop
Like a garden that needs regular pruning to grow well, your relationship may need occasional tension to clear out emotional overgrowth and make space for healthier connection.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Since plumeria flowers grow at the end of each branch, pruning your tree may reduce the number of blooms until more branches can grow.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
The old roads that early Vermont settlers hacked out on hilltops, which lasted for more than two hundred years, are melting back into the forest.
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John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
When interviewed again later that month by the Indiana Department of Child Services, Stapp admitted to lying to FBI agents about being hacked out of her Snapchat account, the outlets reported, citing the affidavit.
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