ceasing

Example Sentences

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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

"That would be the ideal situation for everybody to have a diplomatic solution which brings Iran around the table, ceasing their nuclear weapon programme," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

I reckoned there must be a million minor dramas playing out around the place without ceasing.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly