cord-cutting
The act of canceling a traditional cable subscription and replacing it with other entertainment sources, such as streaming services, a la carte programming, etc. I never thought I'd find cord-cutting to be a good idea, but once my cable bill got high enough, I was all for it. I'm wary of cord-cutting. Doesn't it mean you have to give up your basic news channels? I was intrigued by cord-cutting, until there came to be a maddening number of streaming services.
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