cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
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The show’s brief two-season run was cut short in 2023 after Stewart grew frustrated with the technology company’s increasing editorial oversight, which included exerting control over the subjects broached on the program.
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Liam Reilly, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
But for travelers at Dunedin Airport, hugs during those heartfelt goodbyes could now be cut short.
—Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
The testimony was cut short amid objections from the prosecution.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The princess was slender, dressed in a loose T-shirt and joggers, and her dark curls were cut short.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Liam Reilly, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
But for travelers at Dunedin Airport, hugs during those heartfelt goodbyes could now be cut short.
—Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
The testimony was cut short amid objections from the prosecution.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The princess was slender, dressed in a loose T-shirt and joggers, and her dark curls were cut short.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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