terminate
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The company’s Claude chatbot has the ability to terminate conversations with abusive users.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The vote of five siblings to sell the shares triggered the termination clause in the trust, and the filing argues that the trust doesn’t grant trustees discretion to disregard a valid vote to terminate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"We have not and do not terminate any of our employees for raising concerns," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
A German union warned of a potential conflict with Volkswagen VOW3 -0.82%decrease; red down pointing triangle after the carmaker said Wednesday that it plans to terminate a number of wage agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Neal moved to Ascend Communications, which built little boxes to terminate Internet signals and was acquired by Lucent Technologies in 1999 for $24 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in history.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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“It gives investors liquidity, terminates those preferred-share rights and cleans up obligations created when Shein raised money at much higher valuations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
It terminates when he turns 80 — or at least the cost increases astronomically at that point; I can’t remember which.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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
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A week into the process, the court terminated the proceedings before a verdict could be reached, and told the BBC there had been a settlement between Zverev and Patea.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The university terminated Alpha Epsilon Pi in 2015 following violations of campus policy, but the chapter continued to operate unaffiliated with the university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The law firm then terminated the contract in July, according to a document viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
To ensure compliance, Sykes ordered ICE to provide access to “two qualified, independent, third-party monitors for the duration of this litigation or until terminated by court order,” according to the court order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Regardless of how you feel about the rules, with this breach of contract, the challenge is terminated immediately.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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“By originating and terminating Orange County Line trains at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, Metrolink can maintain a more predictable schedule for customers across the system,” Metrolink said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In certain ciliates, stop codons have evolved to specify amino acids instead of terminating protein production.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
The company said earlier this month that it is terminating several previously announced deals with Crypto.com following of a nearly year-long slump in digital assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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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