as in to cut off
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Change the menu—cut off their food sources.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026 -
Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown global oil trade into disarray, cutting off importers from around one-fifth of the global oil supply that traversed the waterway before the war.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The diagnostic checklist that an attentive observer might have drawn up in Britain in the 1770s seems very familiar.—
Danielle Allen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Hennepin County has drawn up plans to reconstruct Lyndale Avenue between Franklin Avenue and 31st Street.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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This is motorized like the rear seats, and supports pulling 750kg unbraked or a generous 2,400kg braked.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Just over a minute later, Dabney’s SUV was seen on video going under the bridge, then braking.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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Once Duquense Light shut off the power to the home, firefighters and rescue paramedics brought the injured worker down from the roof.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Another sore point has been that the $5 Standby Mode now costs $10 per month, even though many Starlink users have been using it as a low-cost option to keep their portable Starlink Mini dishes online rather than completely shut off access.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
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“Flick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick%20%28off%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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