cut it out
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Mr. Baker has written a fine article, so persuasive that I’ve cut it out of the paper and put it in my wallet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
In general, over the next few months, we’re asking everyone—you, us, Tulsi Gabbard, Stephen Miller, everyone—to cut it out.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025
Gabriel Martinelli tries to flick the ball through into the left channel for Arsenal but the old veteran Pepe is there to cut it out.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
The injunction specifically ordered White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FBI to cut it out.
From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Whenever he was rapping, I'd make a beat by knocking on the wall, until Doris or Jazz came banging on the bathroom door, telling me to cut it out.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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