desist
Example Sentences
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The bar says the firm refused to remove McBratney’s name from its website for years despite a cease and desist letter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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
Swalwell’s attorney Elias Dabaie of the law firm Dabaie Kelley, in Los Angeles, confirmed Friday that he sent the cease and desist letter, which tells the recipient that they could be sued for defamation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
In a statement on Thursday, a gardaí spokesperson said the force was "moving to an enforcement phase" unless those blocking access to critical infrastructure "desist and disperse".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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