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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
Everyone, even the children, have scars from where the corners of their mouths have been slit up into their cheeks, Joker-style.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.
The result is a leaner, more transparent value chain that slashes transit times, anchors skilled jobs at home, and gives automakers, wind-turbine producers, battery materials manufacturers, and aerospace primes a domestic alternative to long-distance supply lines.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Read Next State Politics Plan to slash property taxes passes Idaho House.
In the southern Sierra, the dense rocks had the strongest inherent stripes and were shown to have already sheared away from the crust, whereas in the central region this process appears to be ongoing.
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Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Nearly all the materials used to build the lodge were sourced locally: pine harvested sustainably from the surrounding forests, wool sheared from the sheep that graze in the pastures outside, stone from nearby quarries.
The president also floated cutting Chinese tariffs to 80%.
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Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
However, with the fight at stake and Aldo unable to safely cut any more weight, a deal was struck between Aldo, the UFC, and Zahabi to fight at featherweight with a 145-pound limit.
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