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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

Last month, Dawn Buckingham, who leads the General Land Office, sent a cease and desist letter to CBP and a federal contractor she said had illegally cleared GLO-owned land in Presidio County.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

The judge ruled that Nexstar “must immediately cease all ongoing action” to consolidate Tegna stations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

If she died, he would cease to exist.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

To extirpate is to exterminate or destroy a living entity or group so completely that it ceases to exist forever.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The duo studied dusty LPs from Mexico and Colombia and employed a panoply of vintage keyboards to re-create the ghostly sounds of a Latin America that ceased to exist decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Inman-Grant noted that Australia does not issue licences for platforms like Telegram, but said "we could apply to the federal court and ask that the service be ceased".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

It had ceased to be my childhood playground and had become its own reality, one whose physical laws were mysterious, hostile.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

Samsung Electronics is ceasing sales of televisions and home appliances in China due to fierce competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The troubled carrier, which was set to emerge from its second bankruptcy in a year, announced it was ceasing operations after a potential White House bailout fell through.

From Barron's ● May 2, 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

The sewing machine thumps a methodic beat, never ceasing, but only getting stronger and stronger with each stitch.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy