Audio Cut Off

I am currently editing an interview. I have been cutting out the “ummms” and “ahhhs” and it plays back perfectly in my timeline. However when I export, the first half of every word following a Cut is cut off. Example: ”forming lasting” Cut -> “relationships“ becomes “forming lasting” Cut-> “lationships” post export. My audio files are Wav files synced and linked with the video and I have background music (also a Wav file). Additionally, I used a few audio crossfades to get rid of some pops, but that does not seem to be the issue. This Is not a multichannel project (I don’t think I need that). I have cleared my cache and deleted the render files. Nothing seems to work. Any help is appreciated!