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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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“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

Under the proposal, “covered” companies would be required to maintain technical capabilities to stop a model’s operations, terminate user access, suspend accounts or uses deemed risky, and fully shut down the system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

A supermajority of Anthropic PBC’s stockholders can terminate the trust and remove its appointees on the PBC board.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Weeks later, the Mountain View City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 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

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

"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

On Friday, rescue operations were terminated at a paper factory where a smokestack collapsed.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

The researchers scored an early victory in the case in June 2025, when federal Judge Rita F. Lin granted them a preliminary injunction reinstating the terminated grants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

A recent project study assumed a processing toll with Glencore that will now be terminated, Redfern notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

It maintains Andriesz's employment was terminated after he refused to follow medical advice, declined to perform essential job duties, rejected reasonable accommodation, and ultimately abandoned his role.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Back in Amsterdam, de Vries abruptly terminated his prior work on the movement of tendrils in plants and threw himself into solving the mystery of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Employers sometimes err on the side of caution, fearing lawsuits, and try to avoid terminating anyone on a job-protected leave.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

In focusing on elective abortion procedures, the court didn’t address all procedures for terminating a pregnancy.

From Slate Jun. 16, 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

After terminating the call, Venkat opened his laptop to get back to work.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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