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A surprise rate hike by the Bank of Japan could certainly do a lot of damage; talk of cutting back on fiscal spending in Japan could as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Earlier experiments often required cutting the retina into slices to reach them, a process that could disrupt the natural circuitry researchers wanted to examine.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
This comes on top of 50,000 jobs that the carmaker is already in the process of cutting in Germany, about 35,000 of which will go at its namesake brand, under a 2024 deal with unions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Starlink said it was cutting prices in the Memphis, Tennessee area amid local concerns over a massive data centre project, SpaceX shares fell on the day by 8%.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The guerrillas live in the hills and mountains, where grass grows up to fifteen feet high, tearing clothes to shreds and cutting through the skin like razors.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"A survival strategy starts with finding clean cuttings in the wild before myrtle rust attacks them and propagating them to grow at safe sites," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Patrick mows the grass in the garden and puts the cuttings on the compost heap.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Without the trial, it’s unlikely the public will ever know what triggered the bizarre string of tree cuttings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
It said £30m was being invested in earthworks across Lancashire and Cumbria over the next four years "to stabilise embankments, track beds and cuttings", as well as a £323m modernisation programme to futureproof the route.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
I didn’t want to be some sort of well-dressed ornament who showed up at parties and ribbon cuttings.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
