as in to cut off
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During the Sunday Morning interview, which was focused on Belichick's new memoir, Hudson was seen cutting off questions from journalist Tony Dokoupil about their relationship.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
16 May 2025 -
Some sort of flight test took place two years ago, but the video cuts off after a minute, suggesting that the end of the flight was less than nominal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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The Indus Waters Treaty was drawn up in 1960 by the World Bank, and required the two countries to divide the river system’s water equally.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Additionally, Rubio has instructed leaders throughout the department to draw up plans to reduce their personnel by 15% -- a move that could lead to thousands of additional job cuts.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The analysis found that Simpson tried to brake and steer to the right, but her vehicle struck the rear of the tractor-trailer, state police wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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The control system is able to brake the rotors by running the motors backwards as generators, and the resulting torque is enough to effect a change in blade pitch.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025
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These can all be symptoms of the menopause transition, a natural process that a woman goes through as her brain and body wind down and eventually shut off the ability to reproduce.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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An 80 percent tariff, while a big drop from the current 145 percent, would still most likely shut off most trade between the countries.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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