cut in

as in to interrupt
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship

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Recent Examples of cut in Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 — signed by Ronald Reagan, across-the-board cut in tax rates for individuals, with top rate falling from 70 percent to 50 percent. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025 Other tax cuts in the legislation now moving through Congress will be brand new, though most of the new additions are scheduled to end after a few years. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 May 2025 For example, recent budget proposals call for a 40% cut in funds for NIH, which would lead to similarly large terminations in vital medical research projects, and an over 50% cut in NSF funding, which will mean terminations in critical STEM education programs. Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025 Last Tuesday, Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers, nearly 3% of its workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. State House News Service, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut in
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interrupt
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  • According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
  • So Edwards began to walk through the modern world of sports broadcasting—only to be quickly interrupted.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025

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