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cuttings

  • plural
    of cutting.
    cutting
    noun
    the act of a person or thing that cuts.

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But the most decisive evidence came from tiny mineral crystals discovered in rock cuttings collected from an oil well near the crater.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Biomass fuel includes construction waste, orchard cuttings and nutshells, all things that would otherwise be burned in the field or sent to a landfill — thus the designation “carbon neutral.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But that particular saga will be overshadowed in Friday's football cuttings by 17-year-old Samba's stunning bow on the professional stage, scoring twice in Manchester City's 5-0 Carabao Cup third-round thrashing of Norwich City.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

All they had to do was obtain cuttings from berry plants on existing farms, then reproduce them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I didn’t want to be some sort of well-dressed ornament who showed up at parties and ribbon cuttings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama