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  • present participle of cut.
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cutting

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /


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On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking the city to the interim government capital of Aden.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

David and Stephen, recent college graduates at the time, took over in 1985 and almost immediately started closing stores and cutting services to focus on the basics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Eritrea responded by cutting diplomatic relations, saying Ethiopia's decision had left it with no choice but to take reciprocal action.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The ride-hailing company Uber is cutting thousands of jobs to simplify its management structure, the chief executive said in a letter to employees Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But as soon as they started cutting down the trees and plowing up their roots, my stomach got sick and my legs and arms got wobbly and my head felt dizzy.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Within a few years, he had planted 10,000 cuttings and stripped every flower bed from the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

But that particular saga will be overshadowed in Friday's football cuttings by 17-year-old Samba's stunning bow on the professional stage, scoring twice in Manchester City's 5-0 Carabao Cup third-round thrashing of Norwich City.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

All they had to do was obtain cuttings from berry plants on existing farms, then reproduce them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"A survival strategy starts with finding clean cuttings in the wild before myrtle rust attacks them and propagating them to grow at safe sites," he said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

I didn’t want to be some sort of well-dressed ornament who showed up at parties and ribbon cuttings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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