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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

"We have not and do not terminate any of our employees for raising concerns," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We do not terminate employees for raising concerns,” the memo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He posted on X on Friday, external that the decision to terminate his participation in the programme on 10 October has put him in a "life-threatening situation".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“One minute ago I was speaking on the telephone to a colleague in Droitwich. Abruptly, I was obliged to apologize, and terminate the conversation. Now. Who can guess the reason?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

The risks include the possibility of deportation, or that an employer terminates a worker after discovering they don’t have valid work authorization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

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

Orlen said Tuesday that it had terminated the contract due to “the continuing force majeure resulting in a lack of supplies.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

When Farah Sharghi was laid off from Uber in 2020, the company demanded she and other terminated employees return their laptops.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

According to Malibu.fm, the original contractor handling the repairs was terminated, and a new contractor came on board in early October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

When you left her, you terminated your rights, the police told her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

“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

At an abortion awareness rally in 1969 where women were sharing their experiences of having abortions, Steinem was encouraged to share her own story about terminating a pregnancy.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

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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