as in withdrawing (from)
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of dollars held in the Gulf state, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026 -
And people very quickly begin to think about cutting off electricity, cutting off water, damage to their cities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fred agreed at the end of the season to restructure that big contract, taking a $250,000 pay cut, giving up a $500,000 bonus and dropping his buyout by $4 million.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hall went a step further last Thursday, giving up three hits and one run to the Cougars while striking out three in three innings of work.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Since Obama, the first president to use an official account on the social media site then called Twitter, left office in January 2017, handing over online accounts has been part of the transition process between administrations.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because of this, handing over $35 million (€30 million) to Manchester United for Rashford might be the safest bet after all.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Taking off (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20off%20%28from%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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