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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a slashing of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant reduction or cut in something, such as budgets, prices, or resources.
Example: "The company announced a slashing of its marketing budget, which raised concerns among the staff about future projects."
Alternatives: "a reduction of" or "a cut in".
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The Maastricht criteria are important, but they require a slashing of the welfare state.
Browne proposes a slashing of the government teaching grant from £3.5bn to £0.7bn.
The most aggressive of the tweaks will be a slashing of prices.
Second, we could see a slashing of student numbers that could spell the end of the opportunity to take a degree for tens of thousands of young people.
An influx of immigrants, a relaxing of rent controls and a slashing of federal and provincial public housing budgets all account for the shortage of low-cost housing.
Realizing that a heavy hand was necessary, he has overseen a slashing of costs and personnel at Data General since he joined the company in 1986.
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He's taken a bit of a slashing on the dancefloor in Coco's nightclub.
The risk is an unintended side effect of a planned slashing of the corporate tax rate, strongly favored by Trump and Congress.
The drop in funding follows a previous slashing of staff working on the issue from 38 to six in May 2013.
Congress settled for a punitive slashing of the FCC's budget, which didn't do much to change the new rules.
He was a slashing type of runner who enjoyed punishing defenders.
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