cut down
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They eliminate chopping, cut down on dishes and make the first few minutes of cooking almost frictionless.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
The most recent instance of this involves the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic golf course Trump wishes to redesign but has faced legal setbacks after hundreds of trees were cut down for the project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
A preservation group’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s plans to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Links recently boiled over when the administration cut down more than 400 trees on short notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Under the proposed contract, investigators would no longer be given “unfettered access” to license plate data and the retention period would be significantly cut down, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Now she had to do all the gardening, all the water carrying, all the hunting, and still find time to cut down the muktva tree and carve it into the shape of a boat.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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