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horned in

verb

past tense of horn in

as in cut in

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Those crews, Coles said, were one of the casualties from a swath of federal budget cuts in the 1980s.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The majority of the layoffs on the studios side were within Pixar and majority of cuts in the TV group were at National Geographic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, trade barriers put in place by the US and other nations are affecting the price of goods from many countries.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
However, Jim is sticking with CEO Ernie Herrman, who promised on TJX's post-earnings call that fixes were swiftly put in place and already starting to bear fruit in the current quarter.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Process for Serra is autotelic; the activities on the Verb List are ongoing, interrupted only by completion or breakdown.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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Johnathan Lagunas also scored for the Braves (5-3-3), while Alan Contreras chipped in with an assist.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Limited in snaps, Pierce led the Colts with 61 receiving yards in the opener, and Allen chipped in by catching all six of his targets for 32 yards.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

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