Word: slash
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...spent much of his first term making generous reductions, though nothing like the $1.6 trillion break his brother enacted. But after 9/11, Florida had a $1.3 billion hole in its $20.3 billion budget. Bush and the legislature made a series of painful cuts in services, including a $591 million slash to public education...
...aging nostrums as human growth hormone or DHEA--a hormone precursor--may increase the risk of certain diseases. Restricting caloric intake by as much as 30% has lengthened life in some caged animals. But caged animals are not feral humans, and who among the already healthy is going to slash food intake by a third anyway...
Lately, though, investors have renewed their faith in both companies. Mattel's stock has climbed 28% this year, while Hasbro's has risen 63%. Mattel CEO Robert Eckert plans to slash 1,300 jobs and shutter the firm's last U.S. plant (most toys are made in low-wage Southeast Asia and China.) He has moved product-development teams from El Segundo, Calif., to Hong Kong, where they can better coordinate manufacturing. Result: a leaner, nimbler operation, with toys shipped to retailers earlier in the season to avoid supply disruptions...
...Delaney-Smith said. “I thought it was too easy for teams to take away our inside game last year. I thought our post play was too stagnant in triangle and it was too easy to double inside, so we’re running something where we slash a lot more...
Peljto, the team’s leading scorer, has shot 54.8 percent this season. The flex has allowed her to slash toward the basket, picking up easy layups while still taking the occasional three-pointer. At 6’2, Peljto has the size and the speed to take full advantage of a multi-faceted offense...