cease

Example Sentences

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The first step towards peace is for the key regional states to cease fuelling the flames and instead use their influence for peace.

From BBC

Swiss drug company Novartis said Tuesday it plans to cut 550 jobs in Switzerland by the end of 2027 as it modernises a factory to cease producing pills and capsules to focus on cell therapies.

From Barron's

Staff were told about plans to cease operations at the Fife site during a meeting on Tuesday morning, where details of financial packages and retraining and relocation support were discussed.

From BBC

In the end, his stint as a spy was brief, and the CIA ceased funding the Review before the first issue was published.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Cox's lawyer sent the company a legal "cease and desist" letter, asking that it stop using the phrase, but she said the response described her as "bitter".

From BBC