cut up
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The chief executive of the German car giant Volkswagen Group has confirmed it is looking to cut up to 100,000 jobs – twice as many as previously stated.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Everything is cut up and put together through chance operations into what Cage called a Musicircus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
They diagrammed it for their BP sponsors as a big triangle beneath the rising line of future carbon emissions, what Socolow recalls describing as a “wedge,” cut up into equal-sized slices.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
The philanthropic giant plans to cut up to 500 jobs by 2030, the CEO said in a memo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The guys were big and cut up, but they weren’t really that good, which surprised me.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
As for toppings, I like to add more bananas, preferably barely ripe or ripe, along with cut-up strawberries, slivered almonds and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Play it safe with any cut-up fruits or vegetables, as it’s easier for cut surfaces to harbor bacteria, and your knife can transfer any bacteria on the rind to the surfaces of the cut fruit.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
Anytime you start using a cut-up photograph, you’ve got problems with it.
From Slate ● May 1, 2024
His graffiti depicts Uma Thurman's character from Kill Bill, holding a sword in one hand and a cut-up speed camera in the other.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
I write my resolution in black Sharpie marker on top of a background made out of cut-up scriptures, words from newspaper headlines, and numbers from last year’s calendar.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
