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suspension

[suh-spen-shuhn] / səˈspɛn ʃən /


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New Zealand's former world champion Joseph Parker is seeking a return after his provisional doping suspension was lifted in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

McVay was busy releasing Mevis and signing Grupe, and dealing with the NFL’s suspension of left tackle Alaric Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Red card, suspension and a conspiracy - what's up with Vini Jr?

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The key news, however, was the suspension of buybacks in response to ongoing discussions with the ECB, which is asking for more conservatism from Nordea on its new models that calculate credit risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He pushes and twists the socket, and when he’s sure it’s okay, he pulls the leg off and says, “We’re going to use a suspension sleeve to hold the leg in place.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

"Monitoring reports show thousands of accounts and posts have faced suspensions, reduced visibility and sharing limits, including journalists, human rights defenders, civil society actors and content creators," they said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The NFL Referees Assn. says the suspensions handed out by the league to two game officials this week went too far and that it will attempt to get them reduced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Discipline included expulsions and suspensions as well as assigned essays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In some cases, courts have overturned licence suspensions, ordered compensation for affected businesses and criticised the regulator's approach.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The suspensions of Southam’s and Mandel’s licenses were stayed, leaving them both on one-year probation instead.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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