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cutting

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /


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Job-placement firms that supply companies with back-office workers are seeing less demand and are cutting their own staff, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Cohen: He’s always on the cutting edge of the next thing and the next group of musicians that he finds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

CT scanning works by combining thousands of X-ray images into a detailed 3D model that reveals both the exterior and internal anatomy of an object without physically cutting into it.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Colin McKee, the bass player, has gone from cutting records to printing, designing and copying items in his Irish Street business in the town 40 years later.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“I guess maybe start measuring and cutting those boards for a new frame?”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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