cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
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Namely, a close friendship with Leslie Grace, whose own DC tenure as Batgirl was abruptly cut short in August 2022 when the unfinished Batgirl was shelved for a tax break.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The debauchery gets cut short when the vampires struggle to slumber and realize that housekeeping swept away their ancestral dirt.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
The injury cut short one of the strongest stretches of Maye’s young career.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
In 2020, the former president cut short an interview with Stahl at the White House that was being taped for presentation on the CBS News program.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The debauchery gets cut short when the vampires struggle to slumber and realize that housekeeping swept away their ancestral dirt.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
The injury cut short one of the strongest stretches of Maye’s young career.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
In 2020, the former president cut short an interview with Stahl at the White House that was being taped for presentation on the CBS News program.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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