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Recent Examples of crosscutNext, crosscut the parts to the dimensions shown in the drawing.—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 First, crosscut the 8-ft-long strip into two 32 1/8-inch long pieces.—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023 The divide between conservatives and progressives is crosscut by those who want the courts to retain their authority over constitutional meaning and those who do not.—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023 The scene is crosscut with Alicent copulating with the King—disinterestedly and out of duty.—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for crosscut
Cruz had stabbed himself in the chest and was trying to slit his own wrists when police arrived at the scene and took him to a local hospital.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
When Ogle was arrested in his wife's brutal killing hours after being treated for slitting his left wrist, many former students were struck by the violent reality.
Judkins and his ex-girlfriend had split in December but were rekindling their relationship at the time of the incident, the report shows.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
In spring 2025, American Cruise Lines started to end many of its Columbia and Snake River itineraries—which retrace the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition—at the Lewiston port; the line will split itineraries between Lewiston and its twin city, Clarkston, Washington, just across the river.
Opposition parties have since stymied Lai's agenda, refusing to approve constitutional court justices, slashing spending, and cutting defense budgets.
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Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
During his first term, Trump repeatedly lambasted the Fed chair for failing to slash rates quickly and aggressively enough, but his offensive has been far more strident in his current tenure.
The National Endowment for the Humanities cut the grant this spring.
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Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Jeannie C. Riley, Connie Smith and the duo of Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery were among the acts who cut her songs.
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