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cross-cutting

British  

adjective

  1. linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests

    a multi-agency, cross-cutting approach on drugs

"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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The cross-cutting data on the Fed’s two mandates—price stability and full employment—argues for caution from policy makers.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

Based on these cross-cutting relationships, the authors suggest that the ilmenite-rich layer sank prior to 4.22 billion years ago, which is consistent with it contributing to later volcanism seen on the lunar surface.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

There’s a compare-and-contrast element to their individual stories, underscored by frequent cross-cutting, though one would be hard put to pull any great meaning from the juxtapositions.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2024

As the WHO puts it, it’s to “enable early cross-cutting R&D preparedness that is also relevant” for an unknown disease.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

Tommy and George were now standing guard at mouth of the cross-cutting so that no one could pass down the gangway toward the shaft.

From Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns by Fletcher, Archibald Lee

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