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cutting

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /


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The revised plan included cutting a bracket to improve access to an area that may have been contributing to the leak.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

When fuel prices rise significantly, airlines such as the Irish budget carrier typically respond by cutting flights or exiting the market altogether, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Either way, in total, only seven of those companies directly cited oil prices as a reason for cutting or not updating their yearly earnings-per-share outlook, the FactSet report said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet, black representation was cutting through the American mainstream - whether through Carole Gist making history as the first black woman to win Miss USA, or the explosive rise of hip-hop.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In one of his coffee-brown hands was an ordinary handsaw, the kind used for cutting wood.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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