cross-cutting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The cross-cutting data on the Fed’s two mandates—price stability and full employment—argues for caution from policy makers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
There’s a compare-and-contrast element to their individual stories, underscored by frequent cross-cutting, though one would be hard put to pull any great meaning from the juxtapositions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
As the WHO puts it, it’s to “enable early cross-cutting R&D preparedness that is also relevant” for an unknown disease.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
"This product is a testament to the power of this unprecedented, cross-cutting collaboration and paves our path for more precision brain treatments," said John Ngai, Ph.D.,
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
For some seconds he stood immovable, then he broke hastily into the woods, cross-cutting back to his pantry.
From The Lady of Big Shanty by Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley)
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