cut off

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A safety system detected dangerous levels of engine thrust, assumed a malfunction, and ordered the fuel supply to be cut off, the theory goes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

So people currently in the program would see their funding cut off on June 30, 2027, and the program would be unable to sign up new enrollees as of that date.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Infrastructure damage, meanwhile, means some communities will be cut off for at least a week because of the damage to roads and the collapse of a bridge.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The 7-foot-4 superstar is cut off at the neck in the footage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

As Congress ratified the Thirteenth Amendment forbidding slavery in the United States, sometime before the end of 1865, the Kanes cut off Maggie’s meager support altogether.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock