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  • present participle of cut.
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cutting

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /


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Limiting long-term global warming to below 1.5°C will require far more than cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose again in early June and stood at a 4½-month high, but it isn’t because businesses are cutting more jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

GoPro also announced in April it was cutting 23 percent of its staff, which had numbered 631.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Phil Holden, who works for Shropshire Hills National Landscape, and volunteers with the group, said cutting back bracken and allowing wildflowers to bloom also helps the ancient site.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He plunged into the water and swam toward the Shadow Dancer, but it spun in the wind and sailed away at a vicious speed, cutting head-on through the waves.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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