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cut along

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to hurry off

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As usual with Heartbeat projects, the focus was narrowed to the main story, so choruses and ballets were cut along with some characters and subplots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

He dissented from last week’s decision to hold rates steady, instead voting for a quarter-point rate cut, along with fellow Fed governor Christopher Waller.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Men’s and women’s track and rowing will be cut, along with men’s cross-country and women’s swimming.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

A screenshot of proper technique shows a clean cut along the transversus abdominis muscle, carefully avoiding the delicate nerve bundles.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

We resumed driving and cut along a dirt road through the prairie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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