No, short-cut. As in instead of 8-1/2" x 11", half of them are 8-1/2" x 10-3/4". It looks like a uniform cut. The three affected sheets are all the same size, not 10-3/4" for one and 10-7/8" for another.
It's either they were printed on two separate packs of paper, one of which was cut too short, or someone was very ballsy and did a very clean and exacting chop job on three sheets. I've checked the corners, and they appear to be 90-degree angles, so it looks like a machine cut. Edge wear matches the others, so the cut was done some time ago.
Tried to attach a photo. My scanner only takes one letter-size piece, so it's not great, but you can see better.
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