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cease

[sees] / sis /


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OnPoint Logistics will cease operations at its San Francisco location and cut 96 jobs, according to a government filing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The judge ruled that Nexstar “must immediately cease all ongoing action” to consolidate Tegna stations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A roadmap released by the Board of Peace and dated Thursday called for Israel to complete commitments to cease military operations in Gaza "without delay".

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

"You've got to be awed by it all, which I never cease to be."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

And whenever they stopped their chanting Wang Lung poured silver into their hands and they took breath again and chanted and did not cease until dawn rose.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Researchers refer to this phenomenon as Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Every assignment, he explains, ceases to be an individual endeavor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

If exchange ceases to be reciprocal, the entire relationship changes.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

If a child isn’t acting exactly how a parent or caretaker would prefer at any moment, is that the barrier where our love for them ceases, even momentarily?

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

So as knowledge ceases to be a question of Evidence-Perspicuity and becomes a question of Evidence-Indices a whole new set of intellectual virtues are demanded of the knower.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Some trucking companies have ceased doing business, and many more will likely fail if high fuel costs do not subside soon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Facing the sea, Havana's famous Malecon seawall has ceased to be a promenade for tourists or lovers.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Coughlans Bakery, which had shops in Kent, Surrey, West Sussex and south London, announced it had ceased trading in June, blaming high business rates and increases in employers' national insurance contributions.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Negotiations with the Lakers ceased when Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson, requested a house, the use of private aircraft, guaranteed off-court earnings and an ownership stake in the team, according to Dan Woike of the Athletic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

After what seemed like weeks, I went back to school, by which time the elections had been won, the breakfasts ceased, and my classmates had found someone else to tease.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Given all that, I was somewhat surprised to see heartfelt eulogies for the mail-order racket when Columbia House announced it was ceasing operations later this year.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, told reporters Thursday that the talks starting would be “contingent” upon hostilities ceasing in Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

The family appealed the decision at tribunal, where a judge ruled that the council's failure to consult on ceasing the plan invalidated the decision.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

The activist investor said key elements of the stand-alone plan included unwinding cross-shareholdings and ceasing overinvestment in the automotive segment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

Hagrid has no intention of ceasing his campaign of intimidation, however.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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