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Although his rock career was cut short — he didn’t have the chops to play metal songs on bass — it flipped a switch for a young Díaz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When some sellers get desperate and cut prices to sell quickly, that brings down the value of other properties in the area or neighborhood.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cisco in May said it plans to cut fewer than 5% of its workforce, representing thousands of employees, to put more resources toward AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The only difficulty is peeling them, but just cut the knobbly bit off and peel it separately."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He always knew when to cut the hay when it had the most milk in it, as we put it in those days.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Tielemans cuts a relaxed figure as he conducts his first extended media interview since his switch from Villa, taking time to personally shake hands with all the journalists present.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Until now, the Sun Belt has felt the brunt of America’s housing affordability crisis, with many sellers forced to make steep price cuts to attract buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Under a proposed PJM rule targeted for June 2027, large data centers that don’t bring online their own power supply would be subject to power cuts during times of grid stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Unified are painful cuts, including the possibility of more than 6,000 job losses, needed to offset a future deficit projected to reach as much as $3.6 billion if the cuts are not made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It cuts into my profits,” he said shortly.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Under this law, employers are required to take steps to protect workers, such as providing protective respirators and using water to suppress dust, when employees are cutting, grinding or polishing slabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Smithfield Foods’ shares declined 2.3% to $23.88 after the meatpacker said inflation-pinched shoppers are cutting back on purchases of packaged pork goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Next week, we’re going to talk about saving money on travel, so I want to hear all your tips for cutting vacation costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Why do they keep cutting the power so much?" she asked after visiting several market stalls without buying anything because prices were too high.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
There was probably no way around it short of cutting school, which Zeke had actually planned to do before he forgot all about it in the whole thing with Pelicarnassus this morning.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
