- present participle of cut.
cutting
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Navantia has already made substantial investments in Belfast, including an expansion to the fabrication hall and installing plasma cutting equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Target is going category-by-category and redesigning, and in some cases cutting items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Silver ions were effective at cutting the DNA, but they also attached nonspecifically and caused precipitation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River’s reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The hay we were cutting was to feed the cattle through the winter when they couldn’t get out to pasture.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
It has also become easy for the couple to grow their jungle simply by swapping plants and trading cuttings of their more unusual plants through the online community they have built up.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The couple have a seven-year-old son Arlo who they have taught about the tropical plants, and who helps by taking cuttings and sowing seeds.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"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
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
They had fine furniture, and Anna filled their home with flower cuttings from the garden and nearby fields.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
