Example Sentences

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A Swiss government-backed buyout of Credit Suisse by UBS has cauterized the immediate concern over European financial stability.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

But the big time has cauterized him: “He isn’t a real person anymore; he knows that. He’s the surprise cameo in someone else’s story.”

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018