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This can include convincing them to distrust exactly the people — friends, family, financial advisers — who might warn them to sever contact with suspicious actors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Treasury last month moved to sever the Emirati branch of a state-owned Egyptian bank from its correspondent accounts at several large U.S. banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

George Washington and the Continental Congress hoped to sever French-speaking eastern Quebec from the rest of British Canada and bring it into the war as a 14th rebel colony.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

That fact will not be lost on those at Palace and there is a view from some at the club that they should look to sever ties in the coming days.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

I take a deep breath, then sever the Link between us.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

For LGBTQ+ Christians, it can be a spiritual one, a forced concealment that severs them from authentic relationships with communities they love and were raised in, and with God.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“It severs key lines of communication and coordination between vulnerable unaccompanied children and the institutions in place to ensure their protection,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2025

It follows workers at a megacorporation who submit to a procedure that severs their work memories from their personal ones, and it gets wildly weird.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

They also point out that relocation severs the deep, centuries-old connection that rural Tibetans share with their land.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024

In the Greek myth of Prometheus the gift of fire forever severs humankind from the natural world—the burning torch is the icon of the constructed and artificial.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

We discuss several obstacles to a merger, how many agents might leave in the event, how many would need to be severed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The metal poles were severed, leaving the distinctive black oval cameras and accompanying solar panels lying on the ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“They severed ties with us. We completely understand that position and this is a situation no one wants to be in,” Kendrick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

But then in 2024, The Daily Wire announced it had severed ties with Owens.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

At the top of the walls the last climbing rope had been severed.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The country brings in a lot of rice from India through the United Arab Emirates, which last week said it was severing trade ties with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“If you say that, you risk severing your relationship with your parent.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The relief that came with the decision to finally let go was completely dwarfed by the immense pain of severing a family in two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

"Yet ongoing clashes are driving mass displacement, pushing exposed contacts into overcrowded camps and severing critical containment corridors," he added.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

My hand jerks; the shears snap shut, severing the stem.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins