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Recent Examples of lop
Nevertheless, in September, the Fed embarked on what looked like an aggressive round of interest rate cuts, taking the unusual step of lopping off a half percentage point from its key overnight borrowing rate.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
No season passes without a few heads getting lopped off.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut by 20 percent a forecast for Florida orange production in the current growing season and lopped another 14 percent off the anticipated harvest of grapefruit.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
No season passes without a few heads getting lopped off.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut by 20 percent a forecast for Florida orange production in the current growing season and lopped another 14 percent off the anticipated harvest of grapefruit.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump officials say the effort will prune hundreds of billions in spending and curtail fraud.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The tech-heavy index briefly reached a 10% decline from its most recent closing high, which is what the market considers a correction, but gains for Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech heavyweights helped pare those losses.—
Alex Veiga,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Stoxx 600 provisionally closed 0.51% lower, paring earlier losses, as autos shed 4%.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the president could ask Education Secretary , , to trim the department within more narrow legal confines.—
Andrew Stanton,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some parks have already trimmed hours or offerings, and some park visitors have already reported longer waits to enter parks ahead of their busy season.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Dark floral denim, inky blue slim jeans and cuffed and cropped jeans showed off witchy black boots.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2025
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After walking in the Calvin Klein Collection’s revival show, the model cloaked herself in a sage green top from The Row, adding some dynamism to her classic cropped white tee and trousers.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2025
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The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small screens and clipped them together with zip ties.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Colombian reached a set point when a net cord ball clipped the outside of the sideline and converted that chance after Osaka missed a return.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Overall, however, car manufacturers are likely to be investing less, not more, in the U.S. Uncertainty encourages consumers and companies to cut back, not spend (consumer confidence fell by the most in nearly four years last month).—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kirby and Dunn were among the dozens who signed up to voice their opposition to House Bill 243, which proposes cutting back on state requirements for child care businesses — and barring local jurisdictions from enforcing regulations that go over and above state requirements.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Take a cue, too, from DIY influencers online hacking Ikea’s Billy Bookcase, and don’t be afraid to customize your flatpack furniture.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The boat was docked in Westport, a popular commercial fishing port at the southern end of the Olympic Peninsula.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Satellite images taken in October show a cargo ship being loaded at Rajin port in North Korea, and the same ship docked two days later at Dunai in Russia.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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