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suspension

[suh-spen-shuhn] / səˈspɛn ʃən /


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The November 2025 suspension covered the six measures Beijing issued on Oct.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Five days earlier Ronaldo had been given a red card and a three-game suspension for a serious foul, a penalty that would have forced him to miss the start of the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A child escaping a math worksheet doesn’t care whether he leaves on a suspension slip or in a restorative circle; either way, the worksheet is gone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Italy on Saturday implemented a one-month suspension of its Schengen agreement with Spain allowing for control-free movement between borders.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Halfway between Tower Hill Road and Margaret’s, in the middle of the campus, there is a suspension bridge over a deep gorge that had been carved out by the glaciers.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

That is why simply restoring suspensions will also fall short.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Before the latest figures, rates of suspensions and exclusions in England's schools had been rising since before the pandemic.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

There were 112,545 suspensions in primary schools in 2024/25, up by 7,742 on the previous year.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

They opted to lift the suspensions on both jockeys after the Del Mar meeting concluded.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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