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By flooding the peat soils in parts of Cambridgeshire, greenhouse gases could stay locked in the wet soil, cutting off that source of greenhouse gas emissions.

The subplot of Lola trying to find her biological family is cut off when her brother reveals himself to be inconveniently mentally ill.

This week Microsoft cut off some services to a unit of Israel's Ministry of Defence after an investigation found its technology had been used to conduct mass surveillance on people in Gaza.

Microsoft has cut off some services to a unit of Israel's Ministry of Defence after an investigation found its technology had been used to conduct mass surveillance on people in Gaza.

Ultimately, she explained, "cutting off rats' food source is the key to a sustained reduction".