terminate
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Weeks later, the Mountain View City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Getty Images and Shutterstock both fell after Getty said it plans to terminate a merger after a U.K. antitrust regulator said Shutterstock must sell its editorial business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The restructuring plan forecasts the business will end up with 302 stores depending on how many landlords exercise their rights to terminate the lease instead of accepting reduced rents.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The lawsuit asks the court to order Ghana to both disclose the terms of the deportation agreement and terminate it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
I didn’t wait for the American bishops to terminate the observance of meadess Fridays before I ate what looked best in the dormitory cafeteria on Friday nights.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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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
Meta is also on the hook with its promise to pay back investors in the Hyperion joint venture if it terminates its leases early.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
"You can't get damages for wrongful prosecution unless the case terminates in your favor, an event which here has not yet and may never occur."
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024
The route terminates at the city’s southeast border, close to Richard’s house.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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If the merger agreement is terminated, Getty said it plans to redeem its 10.5% senior secured notes due 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Since then, Congress has created dozens of agencies whose leaders could not be terminated at the White House’s whim.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
To be honest, though, since the 40-year bond rally terminated in 2020, investors who ply their trade on the fixed-income side of the ledger have become accustomed to driving under a yellow flag.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Foreign companies operating in the country have been warned that they risk losing their licenses and having their mining contracts terminated if they violate the directive.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The letter Mary was hiding explained that the federal budget for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants—or Pell Grants—was being slashed, and her grant was being terminated.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Getty on Tuesday delivered a written notice to Shutterstock terminating their planned tie-up, which was first announced in January 2025 and received clearance from the Justice Department in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
According to Trauben, Rancho Humilde and Fuerza Regida, both parties entered a completely new agreement in 2022 that fundamentally restructured their entire business relationship, fully terminating the initial 2018 contract in place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In focusing on elective abortion procedures, the court didn’t address all procedures for terminating a pregnancy.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The agreement, which includes terminating military operations, will be signed Friday, with nuclear talks continuing for 60 days.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The pace of Francis’ words might cause Maurice to find a reason for terminating the conversation before all the implications of Pauling’s folly could be hammered home.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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