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Now, however, it seems Quaid is ready to sever his remaining ties to California, putting his dwelling on the market for just over $1 million more than he paid for it nearly 10 years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

But for all their anger at being caught in the middle of a war they didn't want and tried hard to avoid, Vaez doubts any are ready to sever their ties with the US military.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Then it actually made me sever myself from the character, and the character became its own thing that she brought to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

It was the easiest way to sever the threads of the conversation.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

Aside from providing some comic relief, Fennell’s revision also fast-tracks the marriage plot that severs Cathy and Heathcliff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

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

Foam pieces from the copter’s main rotor blade and a severed bird wing were discovered about 2,000 feet northwest of the crash site, according to the documents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Two women dressed in green and pink fur cradle each other’s heads, reimagining medieval depictions of cephalophores — Christian martyrs who carry their severed heads while continuing to preach or pray.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

He moved quickly to restore severed relations with the United States and introduced sweeping economic reforms, including cutting fuel subsidies that ravaged public finances.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

And yet, at the same time, he was strangely calm—in the moment that his marriage was effectively severed he was on solid ground with her for the first time in months.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Not the part about severing ties to the British crown; that was a fine idea.

From Salon ● 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

Then, in 2023, longtime member Emilio Ghanem vanished shortly after severing ties with the group, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Ignatius kicked the little door closed, as if he were playing to wan in a professional football game, neatly severing a protruding hot dog into two six-inch sections.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole