cease
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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
“If America builds superintelligence, America will cease to exist, as will China and all other countries,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
President William Ruto had set today as the deadline for foreigners operating small-scale businesses to cease work.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
They say without an agreement, dams on the river that are used to generate hydropower could cease to function.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
If she died, he would cease to exist.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
“It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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Even during his incarceration, the former food chemist never ceased his political activity on social media, particularly on his YouTube channel, which has 162,000 subscribers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
This will be the first such security review for Meghan since she and Prince Harry ceased being working royals when they moved to the US in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Abroad, it meant travel, the Grand Tour, and a flow of tourist funds to those countries that has never ceased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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
No sooner had she thought this than Lena and Anat ceased their conversation and turned to look directly at the camera.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
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
Ugo Vallauri, co-director of the Restart Project, which encourages repair of electronics, said manufacturers' promises of newer devices offering better performance, when ceasing support for older products, has been seen before.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
“What do you mean, you might not be at Hogwarts next year?” said Pansy indignantly, ceasing grooming Malfoy at once.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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