as in to cut off
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Notice an uptick in aggressive driving behaviors like red-light running, speeding, tailgating, honking and cutting off other vehicles while on the road?—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget has ordered agencies to draw up reduction-in-force plans that would permanently cut positions in programs without dedicated funding streams.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Strong, random gusts of wind caught out plenty, suddenly changing grip levels and even braking points and littering the track with leaves and branches.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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During 600 miles of testing, vehicles with the CCM software endured 85% fewer hard-braking incidents and spent 70% less time stopped in traffic.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Electrical and gas lines were both shut off to prevent hazards, authorities added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Gas was shut off as police and fire crews went door to door to evacuate citizens.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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