as in to cut off
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Stems that have turned yellow or brown should be cut off right away while stems that are still green should be pruned only selectively as described below.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
20 Jan. 2026 -
The sweeping proposals include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children and prohibiting federal Medicaid dollars from being used to fund such procedures.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Five Northern California unions gathered Saturday to draw up signs and banners to prepare in the event of a strike.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sharpe’s role doesn’t come with a green light or a play call drawn up in his name.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Avoid braking abruptly when driving over a pothole as doing so will compress the vehicle’s suspension and add extra force to the tire.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Visibility in daytime traffic or after-dark adventures comes courtesy of a 40-lux LED headlight paired with a braking tail-light, plus the e-trike benefits from turn signaling front and back.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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Each treatment lasts three minutes and automatically shuts off when it's done.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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