sever
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As a non-profit, OpenAI would have to abandon its planned IPO and sever ties with powerful investors -- Microsoft, Amazon, and SoftBank -- whose funding is essential in the costly AI race.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
That has involved "moving closer to the European Union, accelerating diplomatic repairs with China, and resisting American pressure to sever ties with Russia".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
In granting the AI company an injunction last week against the Pentagon’s attempts to sever its contracts, Judge Rita Lin referred to, among other things, the large number of amicus briefs on the company’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Treasury Department on Thursday said it’s proposing to sever a Swiss bank from the U.S. financial system over alleged illicit ties to Russia and Iran.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
I lifted up my head to look: the roof resolved to clouds, high and dim; the gleam was such as the moon imparts to vapours she is about to sever.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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