cutting it

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Bass credits the program with achieving a 17.5% reduction in “street homelessness,” the number of people living in their vehicles or outside, cutting it from 33,000 to under 27,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Analysts have reduced Southwest’s 2026 earnings estimates, with one cutting it from $5.05 to $3.59 per share.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

And Barrett, who works the long hospital shifts required to save people’s lives, isn’t cutting it.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

During past episodes of low oil prices, the Saudis have sometimes reacted by ramping up production rather than cutting it to defend their market share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

I didn't remember which cutting it was; he'd sent so many, some to be pressed when he got home, others to be potted, and some to be transplanted into his garden.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda