as in to cut off
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Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut off federal funding to New York City — and even take control of it — if Mamdani won.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025 -
When the government cut off SNAP payments to poor families, a small restaurant-owner in Owensboro stepped in to give people free food.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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New organizational structures are expected to be drawn up in the coming weeks inside both Paramount Skydance’s linear and streaming TV operations.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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In his final months in office, Biden’s administration drew up sprawling rules for exporting advanced computer chips used to develop AI systems.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Nampa woman, Alyssa VanPaepeghem, braked, but the cars still crashed.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
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Buses are larger, less capable of swerving, and take longer to brake, but bus drivers are also far more likely to drive cautiously and avoid speeding, said Toronto.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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Employees in programs that lost their funding in the budget request are preparing to shut off functioning spacecraft.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Federal food assistance and other support agencies are set to shut off this weekend while many essential workers go without pay or anticipate layoffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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