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What situation might warrant a cease-and-desist letter?

cease

[sees] / sis /


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But a professional firm will always have a trust manager available to take on the role, and if they cease operations, it would pass to another company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Wildcats, she says, "never cease to surprise us."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In an era of information overload, the ways in which professionals prove their worth at work will likely cease to be effective, he argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

District Judge Indira Talwani granted requests from the states and the independent groups to halt the plans from being implemented nationwide, issuing a preliminary injunction requiring the Postal Service to cease all work on them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Robots never cease to amaze me,” said Mr. Shareef, admiring Roz’s shiny new limbs.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Dostoevsky follows the narrator over four nights and a morning during which he ceases living in his imagination and embraces reality for the first time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

The former requires all persons to respect the criminal and civil law while in a foreign nation, but ceases to bind them on their departure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

She does not bathe, does not warm herself by the kitchen fire, ceases to ask if she can go outdoors.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Few organizations had imagined the destruction of an entire financial district, the loss of personnel, technology, communications and records, and the need to preserve public confidence while much of the city’s infrastructure had ceased functioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

What happened: As the war approached its six-month mark, both sides mostly ceased military attacks, but shifted to economic pressure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

Our cows ceased to be scared when I was a baby.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Ferguson’s Law states that “any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

OnPoint Logistics will be ceasing operations at its San Francisco location and cutting 96 jobs, according to a government filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Samsung Electronics is ceasing sales of televisions and home appliances in China due to fierce competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

As she became more proficient in the work, so she became better at taking orders and following procedures and ceasing to think for herself.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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