sever
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It signals to every counterparty transacting with a designated party that it could be next, inducing it to sever its ties to Iranian-linked finance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Some members of her party have pushed Sheinbaum to sever ties with Rocha Moya and other leaders suspected of links to organized crime, lest Morena be tainted by the allegations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
It denounces the judge’s “attempts to strip RIH of its ability to participate in these proceedings, and, by extension, to sever this court from the party whose rights are directly at stake.”
From Slate • May 19, 2026
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
The stars didn’t so much twinkle through the pines as sever them.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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