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[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

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

But the local government separately ordered the project to cease operations, citing licensing irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Skidelsky’s involvement with his subject did not cease, however, with the chronicling and analysis of Keynes’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

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

As a result, shippers are likely to wait until fighting ceases and the international community acts.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

There’s music and mocking, teasing nonstop, but when the play begins all the talk ceases.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

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

From Barron's Aug. 14, 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

And when the entire enterprise has ceased to sound fun, there is always frozen pizza.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Mr Aquilino phoned his mother every day and his contact with her had ceased by the time Desborough made the trip, prosecutors told the court.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The rain had ceased at last, but the spots fell from the dripping leaves and from the gutter above the window.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

A fragile ceasefire followed, but the negotiations failed to bring about a ceasing of hostilities between the two sides.

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

He was accused of ceasing his rent payments in October 2016, two months before his lease came to an end in December of that year.

From MarketWatch Jan. 8, 2026

A milder state of emergency, Code Blue, called for ceasing all inmate movement and locking down the whole jail.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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