terminate
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"We have not and do not terminate any of our employees for raising concerns," the statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
City and the Premier League reached a settlement in September 2025, with the club accepting the APT rules are valid and binding and both parties agreeing to terminate legal proceedings.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The agreement says the EPA “will not terminate, indefinitely suspend, or disallow costs for a covered grant.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The contract explicitly provided that she would terminate the pregnancy if the fetus had a serious birth defect and the intended parents requested an abortion.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
That man knew how hard the other armed forces had tried to terminate the Marines Corps, even while we did the hardest jobs on those islands.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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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
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
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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The law firm then terminated the contract in July, according to a document viewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
His contract was terminated two months after he first raised concerns, but Soho House said this was unrelated to his complaints.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That same year, United terminated its pension plan, making financial planning a more important component of their work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
While ProPublica was reporting this story, Damen terminated its agreement with Dans, which would have paid him if the company got a contract to build an icebreaker.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
By the time that exercise was terminated, day had fully dawned.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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
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
A spokeswoman for Cornyn was quoted by US media as saying he had reached an agreement with the Department of Justice over "permanently terminating" the anti-weaponization fund and clarifying the scope of the audit settlement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
After terminating the call, Venkat opened his laptop to get back to work.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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