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(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.

The first industrial use of CO lasers was the cutting of plywood dye boards for the packaging industry. [...] The laser cutting process has a number of advantages over competing technologies which have ensured the growth of this branch o…
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  • “Better Together Mental Health celebrates new location | News https://www.europesays.com/us/776922/ COLUMBIA — Better Together Mental Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, following its move to a new…#us #news #usnews”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Love Obama, however, this dictatorship is cutting throats already”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Politicians try to sell slogans Comedians block the dictatorship in a revolving door after cutting a giant trapped fart in it”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The last of the summer wine for Welly. Hoping for sunshine for a good ride or lashing rain to watch Bishop getting drenched cutting the ribbon.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> Are you sad? No. I'm just cutting so”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
Origin: [[File:DSCF0460 Train in the railway cutting at Fulwell approaching the station.jpg|thumb|A railway cutting (sense 4) near Fulwell railway station in London, UK]] From. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

Female genital cutting is an intentional, nonmedical modification of the female genitalia. It is commonly performed on girls between the ages of 4 and 16, although in some cases it is performed on infants as young as three months old.
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  • “The company is cutting locations as weaker malls lose traffic, reshaping its footprint to stabilize sales.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “DWP benefits claimants face £70-and-hour charge and 'cannot see a future' DWP is cutting Access to Work - with people saying they can no longer see a "secure future" for themselves.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “MES wrote a lot of really cutting lines but none crueller than "The Eastern bloc rocks to Elton John"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I'm sure young queers sharing art romanticizing and sexualizing cutting and rape is not causing any absolutely fucking reprehensible entanglements that should be discouraged by every well meaning person around them”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What Does Organic Cotton Actually Mean? Cutting Through the Greenwash blog.rolfskeldon.com/2026/05/05/w... #OrganicCotton #Greenwashing #HardTruths #WhatsInMyClothes #BeyondTheObvious”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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