Example Sentences

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Intuit is cutting 17% of its workforce; CEO Sasan Goodarzi denied AI was a factor, citing a need for a “faster and leaner” company.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Because of rising crop-seed costs, he is cutting back on the number of seeds he plants per acre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The PGA Tour is cutting 4% of its workforce with 56 job losses.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan no longer will serve as LIV Golf chairman, another unmistakable signal that the Saudi sovereign wealth fund worth an estimated $1 trillion is cutting ties with financially troubled LIV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Well, it’s like this—I think the company that makes Doritos is cutting down on the number of chips in each bag!”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper