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desist

[dih-sist, -zist] / dɪˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /


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Bibliophiles will love the speak-easy vibes at Cease and Desist Book Club.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

In a Cease and Desist letter dated Aug. 11, Tesla said the Dawn Project and its founder "have been disparaging Tesla's commercial interests and disseminating defamatory information to the public."

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2022

Until the tussle is settled, Dweezil will be touring under his own name, and he has dubbed that sojourn the Cease and Desist tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2016

Who could forget that famous New Zealand pair, Cease and Desist?

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2015

Desist thy passion then; do not engage Thyself against the wittols of the age.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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