suspend
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"Our teams mobilised immediately after detecting the attack and, as a precautionary measure, decided to temporarily suspend certain transactions in order to secure operations and prevent any further fraudulent activity," Arkea said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
A free lunch is also no reason to suspend your skepticism about high-risk investment products and, in particular, cryptocurrencies.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
When the onboard computers recognize a potential problem with active equipment, they can switch to backup hardware, place the spacecraft into a stable configuration, and suspend normal activities.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
The governing and main opposition parties said they would suspend planned political events Wednesday ahead of national elections set to take place next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Now that the country was at war, suffragists had to decide once again whether to suspend their efforts, as they had been forced to do during the Civil War.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Metrolink temporarily suspends service on the Pacific Surfliner in South Orange County due to forecasted high tides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The data-center buildout trouble continues this week as Texas suspends its automated electronic filing system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The government will instead introduce a new law in the coming weeks that suspends that expansion indefinitely, Fraser said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
So he suspends her for a match, the last one before Christmas break.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Indirect annulment, on the contrary, only suspends a vow, since it affects only the matter of the vow and this matter may be withdrawn from the power of him who annuls.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
Super-cooled water droplets remain suspended in the air and it can be particularly dangerous as they can freeze on impact turning untreated pavements into instant ice rinks.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Four Sydney Swans players - Isaac Heeney, James Jordon, Chad Warner and Nick Blakey, who now plays for North Melbourne - had been suspended for the rest of the season over the incident in August.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Doctors Without Borders said it suspended all noncritical services at Nasser Hospital in January, alleging that the facility was being used by armed men, some masked, to intimidate and arrest patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Coroner Rachel Knight said it was necessary to open an inquest, but it would be "suspended pending the criminal investigation".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
He casts nervous glances upward at the additional chairs and the round iron cages suspended by nothing but fraying ribbon.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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President Lincoln took the extraordinary step of suspending habeas corpus in order to detain Confederate sympathizers, spies and saboteurs during the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The accord calmed tensions after a whirlwind of tariff hikes, and required China to buy US soybeans while suspending export controls on rare earths.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Metrolink has announced it is suspending commuter train service in southern Orange County and San Diego County for the coming workweek, due to the tide forecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"If it is difficult to apply the fix patch promptly, temporarily suspending websites and similar measures can be considered an effective way to reduce risk," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Social isolation? Hostile atmosphere? Are you saying that Julian was the only kid who wasn’t nice to this boy? Or are you suspending every kid who stuck his tongue out at this kid?”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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