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the technique of intercutting a scene with portions of another scene, esp. to heighten suspense by showing simultaneous action; made or used for cutting crosswise; cut across the grain or on the bias; transverse cut or course; shortcut by way of an area not ordinarily traversed, as grass or open country; route that cuts diagonally across a road or path network; underground passageway, usually from a shaft to a vein of ore or crosswise of a vein of ore

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  • FLEISCHER: No. As I mentioned, those are cross-cutting.
  • In windfalls, cross-cutting under tension is very common.
  • Bow saws are handy for cross-cutting up to a diameter of 20 cm
  • Finally, his Sunni-Shia coalition gives him cross-cutting appeal.
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