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cut-off



cut off




VERB
disinherit in will
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Agathe Chateau Frilloux sprinted down a long road parallel to the Champs Elysee, her daughter and son running close behind, only just making it to their designated gate before the set cut-off time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

On schist foundations, cautious engineers knew to build in safety features like a series of cut-off trenches and drainage pipes — a step Mulholland had neglected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

But simulator tests cited by the BBC reportedly suggest the process should take 14-18 seconds from fuel cut-off to power delivery.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Audio recordings from the cockpit captured one pilot asking the other why he had "cut-off" and the other replying that he had not.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Jeff was sitting next to a man with thinning, peppered hair who wore a blue sweatshirt with ragged, cut-off sleeves.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

In response, his program was dropped by World Harvest Television and GEB America Network — two of the few networks that carried his new show — and was cut off by credit card companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Being cut off from export markets would leave U.S. refiners with a huge diesel glut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The upper and middle sections of the river in Germany are cut off from major northern ports such as Duisburg in Germany and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

There are concerns that with digital-only systems replacing analogue landlines, the villagers could be cut off in an emergency.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

All of a sudden Yao cut off the motor, and we came to a stop.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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