Example Sentences

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But that doesn’t mean the jewels can’t be broken down for their gems and recut to mask their origins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

What can a consumer do to protect themselves and avoid purchasing a hot rock — maybe even a recut one from the Louvre heist?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

My character was killed off in the first one initially, and then they recut it so that she survived.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

When Paramount recut the film, May tried to get it shelved.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Sometimes he’d recut diamonds or consult on high-level faceting projects.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr