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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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The government will table legislation to terminate the sentences by the "end of this Parliament", he added.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

In separate statements on Thursday, the two companies said their boards decided to terminate the agreement after conversations with their respective shareholders, who prefer the companies continue as independent organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Buettell, the deputy chief executive, told The Times that the county does not have the power to terminate Curtis’ employment because he was appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected position.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

That man knew how hard the other armed forces had tried to terminate the Marines Corps, even while we did the hardest jobs on those islands.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

Pyburn, who also went undrafted after playing three years at Florida and his senior year at LSU, can regain his college eligibility if he terminates his contract with the Bucs and repays earnings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Check the conditions of your mother’s timeshare to see if the contract terminates upon her death.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

With the enhanced terms, Paramount has offered to pay the $2.8 billion breakup fee as soon as Warner terminates its deal with Netflix, Cardinale said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

A potential tenant terminates an agreement to advance up to $150 million for construction costs at Fermi’s Project Matador.

From Barron's Dec. 12, 2025

The route terminates at the city’s southeast border, close to Richard’s house.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

What they got instead, decades later, were much were smaller “rancheria” reservations that the government again terminated in 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Some of those former employees said the staffers were then eased out or terminated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Department of Energy formally stipulated that none of the 284 grants terminated in October 2025 were terminated “based on any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or performance-based factor.”

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The partnership was terminated last month, with the companies citing “prevailing market conditions, and shifting business and stakeholder priorities.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Artemis terminated the contact, settling back in the swivel chair.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Fully insured, state-regulated plans require insurers to give you written notice before terminating coverage — usually 30 or 60 days.

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

There Steinem wrote one of the first mainstream media dispatches from the women’s movement, covering a 1969 abortion speak-out in Greenwich Village, where woman after woman shared stories of terminating pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

A spokeswoman for Cornyn was quoted by US media as saying he had reached an agreement with the Department of Justice over "permanently terminating" the anti-weaponization fund and clarifying the scope of the audit settlement.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Arokodare's actions led to new boss Cesar Peixoto terminating the session on Monday.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“He’s not, then,” he said, terminating the call; hanging up, he said to Rick, “Polokov didn’t show up for work today. No explanation. What’s he done, officer?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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