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terminate

[tur-muh-nayt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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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

An NHS spokesperson also said it provided "mental health support for baby loss following a decision to terminate a pregnancy".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

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

But it said it terminates contracts when it learns of abuses and has taken measures to stem abuse and vet potential clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

The Department of Energy terminates a grant for a battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide manufacturing facility.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Many beneficiaries, meanwhile, will need to shop for 2027 coverage because their current plans are being terminated.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

About 4.3 million Medicare beneficiaries — including 3.1 million Medicare Advantage drug plan enrollees and 1.2 million prescription drug plan enrollees — will see their plan terminated at the end of 2026, KFF said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

He was arrested by the FBI on 9 October and his contract with OpenAI has been terminated.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

“Ere many days,” I said, as I terminated my musings, “I will know something of him whose voice seemed last night to summon me. Letters have proved of no avail—personal inquiry shall replace them.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“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

Anthropic deserves credit for detecting these operations, terminating their accounts, and sharing what it learns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

With a second equivocal report in hand, Bush was on the verge of terminating fission research altogether as a war program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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