suspend
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State-owned Codelco was, for example, forced to suspend expansion of the El Teniente mine -- Chile's largest -- after studies flagged up seismic risks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
After thousands of foodborne illnesses this year, the produce giant will suspend some harvesting and processing during peak summer months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Jaws” is a fantastic film if you can suspend your disbelief about a great white being the menace of the seas.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, it declined to suspend Kumar at this stage, saying it would first hear the Election Commission's response and examine relevant records.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The triangular shape of the boy leaning on the ledge gives stability to the painting, which helps to suspend the fleeting instant in time.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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The data-center buildout trouble continues this week as Texas suspends its automated electronic filing system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The order suspends the new penalties but leaves existing sanctions against Russia in place.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“We hold all suppliers across our global supply chain accountable” to uphold U.S., international and local laws, and Sysco suspends contracts when they do not, said Ramit Plushnick-Masti, a company spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The government will instead introduce a new law in the coming weeks that suspends that expansion indefinitely, Fraser said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Indirect annulment, on the contrary, only suspends a vow, since it affects only the matter of the vow and this matter may be withdrawn from the power of him who annuls.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
A free-speech debate is unfolding at Cornell too, after the school suspended fraternity parties for the rest of the school year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The league also fined the team $30 million, suspended team owner Ballmer and president of business operations Gillian Zucker for a year and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank for six months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the midst of this hunger crisis, around one third of nutrition sites across the country have closed or have suspended services, "largely due to funding cuts".
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Al-Nassr forward was provisionally suspended on 9 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
And I am waiting for her reply so much that my system feels suspended.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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The BBC understands the Treasury is suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April 2027 but other assets like those in American banks are still frozen.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Taylor Farms, the produce giant linked to last summer’s deadly cyclospora outbreak, is suspending sales of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico during the parasite’s peak season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
TikTok's settlement with Alabama mirrors safety provisions agreed by Meta, including a two-hour daily time limit for teens, restricted access from midnight to 6:00 am, and suspending notifications during school hours.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Former Edison football coach Dave White remembers suspending his team’s best player before a trip to Hawaii for a team rule violation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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