cutting
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Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“The phone kept cutting out, and I was trying to tell her I was coming back,” Amri recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The government has now said it is considering cutting that figure to as far as 50% of all sales by the end of the decade, which it will consult on until late October.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The sheriff acknowledged the problem and devoted substantial additional resources, including new processing software and additional personnel, to cutting waiting times dramatically.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He lay down in the dirt and started squalling and screaming and cutting all kinds of capers.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
It has also become easy for the couple to grow their jungle simply by swapping plants and trading cuttings of their more unusual plants through the online community they have built up.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"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
Patrick mows the grass in the garden and puts the cuttings on the compost heap.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Without the trial, it’s unlikely the public will ever know what triggered the bizarre string of tree cuttings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
He drums his fingers on the table while the other policeman examines Helena’s magazine cuttings on the wall beside the bed.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
