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The Croatian timed his cutback to perfection in the 64th to allow Ronaldo to ghost in between Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini and slot in at the near post.
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The cutbacks take effect July 10 and last through Sept. 1.
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Critics on social media, meanwhile, questioned whether British Airways deserved to claim itself as the U.K.’s flag carrier after the perpetual cutbacks.
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Critics on social media, meanwhile, questioned whether British Airways deserved to claim itself as the U.K.'s flag carrier after the perpetual cutbacks.
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Mostly, the job cutbacks reflected cost-cutting efforts that brought operations from other regions into the Kansas City offices, the credit rating agency said.
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Despite the April drop, American manufacturing has regained momentum after being hurt early last year and in late 2015 by cutbacks in the energy industry and a strong dollar that makes U.S. products pricier overseas.
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CRT notified towns in January of the cutbacks, and the towns responded quickly to protect the service temporarily as long-term funding solutions were explored.
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The company blamed slumping sales for the cutbacks.
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: the act of reducing the number or amount of something
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