cutting

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Driver’s ex-cop knows the codes of cutting deals with the Russian mob; Teller’s engineer is the square who can’t grasp how doing things the right way just makes the situation worse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In late March, the KOF Swiss Economic Institute warned that due to rising energy prices firms were already cutting investment, and said that while consumer spending had remained resilient, a prolonged conflict risked weakening demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Using cutting edge super resolution microscopy, they mapped the glycocalyx at the level of individual sugar molecules across many different types of cells.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also urged voluntary austerity measures to rein in dollar-guzzling imports, including cutting down on gold buying and foreign travel for a year.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

A large chunk of emotion seemed to have lodged in his throat and he wasn't sure he could get any words past it without cutting the emotion loose, too.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville