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suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /




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“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

Two airports in northwestern Florida were scheduled to suspend operations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Thai Airways also didn’t completely suspend its cargo warehouse operations, which could reduce its eventual cargo loss, and its operations are recovering quickly, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Football Governance Act 2025 allows the IFR to suspend or revoke licences awarded to clubs as a last resort in cases of wrongdoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He suggested we voluntarily suspend the armed struggle in order to create the right climate to move the negotiation process forward.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The government will instead introduce a new law in the coming weeks that suspends that expansion indefinitely, Fraser said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

So he suspends her for a match, the last one before Christmas break.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The invocation of national security is not a magic incantation that suspends the rule of law,” they added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The red card—deployed after the referee consulted video assisted review—removed Balogun from the Bosnia-Herzegovina game, and also suspends him from the next contest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

During the still night, when my heart ought to be in quiet in the midst of sleep, which suspends the greatest disturbances, I cannot avoid those illusions my heart entertains.

From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Pierre Bayle

The device used cubes of natural uranium suspended in heavy water, a specialized substance that played an essential role in controlling the nuclear reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Presidential spokesman Adrian Ravier said on Tuesday that the law was "suspended" while the government pursued legal action.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Forty-three flights bound for Istanbul Airport had to be diverted Wednesday, as did three flights heading for Sabiha Gokcen on the Asian side, which temporarily suspended take-offs due to strong winds, the transport ministry said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A proposal has been put forward to add to Article 27 of the regulations a list of instances whereby a ban cannot be suspended.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Imani tells me that Logan has been suspended from school for a couple of weeks.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Colleges and universities are constantly kicking fraternities off campus for bad behavior, sometimes suspending them and sometimes expelling them permanently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It is also suspending Microsoft, Adobe and six other tech companies from how they sponsor employees who are in the country under a highly skilled worker visa program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cornell said suspending him would jeopardize his student visa, the documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The airline said it was another "on-duty flydubai crew travelling on the flight who diverted and landed the aircraft safely" and that it was suspending flights to Israel while an investigation took place.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Social isolation? Hostile atmosphere? Are you saying that Julian was the only kid who wasn’t nice to this boy? Or are you suspending every kid who stuck his tongue out at this kid?”

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio


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