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Earlier this week, Kalshi, a rival prediction market, was ordered to cease most operations in Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

"You've got to be awed by it all, which I never cease to be."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

"As of today, Have a Nice Stay will cease operation temporarily," the sign said, saying they would notify customers who had ordered books online of further arrangements.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

I was terrified that if he knew how I felt about him and didn't reciprocate my feelings, then we'd cease to be friends.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

If exchange ceases to be reciprocal, the entire relationship changes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 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

Widget ceases his narration as they investigate each silver bar, finding no hidden openings or cleverly disguised hinges.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Negotiations with the Lakers ceased when Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson, requested a house, the use of private aircraft, guaranteed off-court earnings and an ownership stake in the team, according to Dan Woike of the Athletic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The author’s fondness for masculine attire and habits—she enjoyed smoking cigars—has never ceased to generate ticklish speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The company that runs one of the UK's biggest comedy festivals has ceased trading.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Her voice had become sharp with overtones of bleakness as her soul congealed and she ceased to move, as the instinctive, omnipresent film of great weight, of an almost absolute inertia, settled over her.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

OnPoint Logistics will be ceasing operations at its San Francisco location and cutting 96 jobs, according to a government filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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

The family appealed the decision at tribunal, where a judge ruled that the council's failure to consult on ceasing the plan invalidated the decision.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 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

The noise built to a deafening crescendo before ceasing abruptly.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline