terminate
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She said, come Friday afternoon, she would have to terminate the staff working on the program that they’d spent 20 years developing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“You may incur substantial fees if you terminate your lease before the end of your initial lease term,” Apple said in its press release.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a separate statement, Vault acknowledged Regis’s decision and said it intends to terminate their deal and enter into a definitive agreement with Genesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
This brought him into rare conflict with his mentor Jack Neylan, who had rammed through a vote on the Board of Regents to terminate the deal.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Check the conditions of your mother’s timeshare to see if the contract terminates upon her death.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 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 also has provided what is called a residual-value guarantee to cover bondholders for the full amount owed if Meta doesn’t renew its lease or terminates early.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 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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England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal after after his contract with Brentford was mutually terminated.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
His employment contract didn’t spell out what he would be owed if he were terminated, according to the suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
At the other major disaster site following the 7.1-magnitude jolt, a paper factory, nine bodies have now been recovered and search and rescue operations were terminated, Kihara said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
To ensure compliance with the remedial plan, 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.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It had flown out of sight, its huge smoke trail abruptly terminated.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is seeking treble damages, a court order barring the alleged anticompetitive practices and preliminary injunctive relief to prevent Amazon from terminating additional DSPs during the litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
After the couple read the results, Jesse said that they’d discussed beforehand whether they’d consider terminating the pregnancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
A shout of laughter greeted his entrance; noisy at first, and terminating in Grace Poole’s own goblin ha! ha!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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