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cutback

[kuht-bak] / ˈkʌtˌbæk /


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The first chance of the opening half fell to Diallo, who fired wide after connecting with a cutback.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Set ‘a cutback goal’ of 10% to 20% for this year, and put the difference in an investment account.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Ousmane Dembele, who has been in sensational form this season, was the one to get it, finishing first time from Olise's cutback.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

All that was placed at risk by the threatened NIH cutback.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

Apparently there had been a cutback in rations recently: still the food was better and more plentiful than at Scheveningen where there had been no noonday meal at all.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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