line cut
Example Sentences
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Every time the line cut out I wondered if there was a German spy listening on the other end, and then I tried to make sure that my wondering didn’t make me freeze, or think too hard about what I was saying instead of letting the words roll off my tongue.
From Literature
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He walked the perimeter to ensure there was a line cut around it and that it was cold, and did not see any smoke or any sign that the fire was not fully extinguished.
From Los Angeles Times
Fires that are smaller than 5 acres, the policy states, should include a line cut by hand or with a bulldozer around the entire perimeter, and 100% mop-up where crews extinguish remaining hot spots and smoldering material within the fire’s control lines using water and foam.
From Los Angeles Times
Fires that are smaller than five acres, the policy states, should include a line cut by hand or with a bulldozer around the entire perimeter, and 100% mop-up where crews extinguish remaining hot spots and smoldering material within the fire’s control lines using water and foam.
From Los Angeles Times
Before Khader's phone line cut off, he also said that armoured bulldozers had been brought in.
From BBC
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