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an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
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Blaney tagged Larson’s Chevrolet out of Turn 4 and took second place, dramatically impacting the Playoff scenario as Larson was at that point, eight points below the cutline.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
As the laps wound down, the driver on the cutline was Logano, who was under attack by several drivers in a battle for position.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Briscoe’s Playoff start at Atlanta took a nosedive—an early crash left him 21 points below the cutline.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Entering Saturday, the Red Sox stood just below the playoff cutline, trailing the Minnesota Twins by one game for the last American League Wild Card spot.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
As the laps wound down, the driver on the cutline was Logano, who was under attack by several drivers in a battle for position.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Briscoe’s Playoff start at Atlanta took a nosedive—an early crash left him 21 points below the cutline.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Entering Saturday, the Red Sox stood just below the playoff cutline, trailing the Minnesota Twins by one game for the last American League Wild Card spot.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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“Cutline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutline. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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