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cease

[sees] / sis /


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Glassblowing will cease at Bristol Blue Glass on Friday, while the shop itself is expected to close by the end of May.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

According to the 30-year-old singer's legal team, Samsung apparently ignored "repeated demands" to "cease and desist from infringing on her rights".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"We will not cease or efforts to ensure that he and Mr. Marcin Romanowski are held accountable before the Polish justice system," he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The resolution calls on Iran to cease attacks and mining the strait, as well as to end charging tolls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Soon he would cease to be a schoolboy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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