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cutting

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /


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The Swiss giant has said it is cutting around 16,000 jobs, has sold off brands and is reorganizing the business around four main categories–coffee, pet care, nutrition and food.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The FDA approved last week a new eCP treatment—a cholesterol-reducing drug from Merck that replicates the function of existing large-molecule biologics while cutting prices dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The team is now testing whether a fast-dissolving mineral called olivine could be used to neutralize the acidic runoff without releasing carbon, potentially cutting emissions drastically.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

This earnings-revision strength goes beyond tactics such as cost cutting, share repurchases and accounting tricks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

In his apartment, he made clever spy gadgets, crafting pencils with hidden chambers under removable erasers, cutting hidden compartments into cuff links and batteries.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

"A survival strategy starts with finding clean cuttings in the wild before myrtle rust attacks them and propagating them to grow at safe sites," he said.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

Traditionally, date palms are also grown from cuttings.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

The county slowed tree cuttings earlier this year amid outcry and concerns that those that had been damaged by the fire but were still alive had been removed prematurely.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

She started propagating succulent and houseplant cuttings, potting them in vessels she got from neighbors on a Buy Nothing group.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

I’m gathering up the magazine cuttings when I find two envelopes underneath the paper pieces.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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