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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
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as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
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as in curtailed
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as in curtailment
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the third quarter, with Rutgers having just pulled within a score, Lemon burst across the middle of the field on a crossing route and shook loose of one defender, only to cut back across field, gaining 70 yards before he was caught.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Jeffrey Marcus, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The streaming giant’s workforce trims and departmental restructuring in recent months have not been as extensive as the cutbacks at traditional media companies.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Get creative with your budget According to Jenkins, pricey child care will likely require parents to get creative with their budgets and cut back on spending.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the third quarter, with Rutgers having just pulled within a score, Lemon burst across the middle of the field on a crossing route and shook loose of one defender, only to cut back across field, gaining 70 yards before he was caught.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Forbes contributor Scott White, who writes about college admissions, outlines more than a dozen changes students face, including the new FAFSA rollout and DEI cutbacks.
—Jeffrey Marcus, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The streaming giant’s workforce trims and departmental restructuring in recent months have not been as extensive as the cutbacks at traditional media companies.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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The precipitous decline shaved $2.4 billion off Trump’s net worth between Wednesday and Friday, cutting deeply into the $3.6 billion in gains Trump made during the previous month.David Goldman, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Or is it shortened from OPSEC (Operations Security) SWAT team?PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris's odds shortened from +150 to +120 at the bookmaker.James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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While in California, curtailment reached 2.4 million megawatt-hours of wind and solar output in 2022, 95% of it being solar.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In March, the city government enacted another new security law that raised concerns about a further curtailment of press freedom.Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Whether that will be enough to allow Norris to cut the gap from Verstappen remains to be seen.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Iran cut the time required to produce a nuclear bomb in half after Trump exited the Iran nuclear deal.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process: • Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to sources, there had been discussions of bringing the show back for an abbreviated final season or even a wrap up film, but ultimately to no avail.Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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It’s widely believed that Republicans could usher in more tax cuts, albeit with reductions in spending too, in an era when U.S. debt has already soared to historic levels.Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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With the capacity to hold over 1,000 songs, the Mighty 3 harkens back to the days of the iPod Shuffle, allowing your child to scroll through a vast music playlist on a screen-free, pocket-sized device that can clip to their clothes or bag.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Bad Bunny posted the video of Harris on his Instagram story three times, specifically clipping the part of the video where Harris slams Donald Trump’s approach to the island during his presidency.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.Fox News, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
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On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.Dallas News, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
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