cessation
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Few vessels, it noted, are willing to re-enter the Strait of Hormuz “without a clear cessation of hostilities, assured maritime security and severely elevated freight rates.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
But first, a reminder that the “peace dividend” — that is, the surge of available resources for socially beneficial spending after the cessation of hostilities — has always been an elusive concept.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“The cessation of production from Qatar, one of the biggest natural gas producers in the world, is likely to have wide-ranging ramifications for the market over the coming months,” analysts at ANZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The UN's peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Unmiss, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Jonglei and other areas experiencing violence in the country.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
What was worse was the virtual certainty that cessation of model building on our part would not be accompanied by a burst of corresponding activity in their lab.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing cessation
Lord of the Flies
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"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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