cutting

Example Sentences

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Ever since the fall of 2024, the Fed has been slowly but steadily cutting rates.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

"We are struggling to survive. I am cutting down on household expenses, but I have three children whose education matters the most. At times I have had to borrow money."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

With that, “Hacks” goes out on a Seinfeldian high note, cutting to Deborah and Ava happily strolling the Vegas strip on a sun-soaked day as a Barbra Streisand-Judy Garland duet lilts behind them.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Layoffs have continued with another tech company saying it was cutting people to enable it to use more artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“That’s from all the years of cutting cane and working in the fields,” he says.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar