as in to cut in
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The experimental treatment would use CRISPR, a gene-editing tool likened to biological scissors, to make precise cuts in the DNA to turn off a liver gene that prevents lipids — fatty substances including LDL cholesterol and triglycerides — from being cleared from the blood.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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This after Miami made multiple adjustments including dropping a third defender to the back and adding scoring punch with Suarez up front.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Current also added several college players and traded for veteran attacker Penelope Hocking.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Beat (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28in%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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