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terminate

[tur-muh-nayt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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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

She claims that parents who ask a surrogate to terminate a pregnancy—even when the surrogate explicitly agreed that such a request could be made—could lose their parental rights simply by making that request.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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

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

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

The former spouses, who share two teenage children, officially terminated their marriage on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Khan was on probation at the venue when he raised the concerns in July, and his employment was terminated earlier in September.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

At last she reached the end, where the tunnel terminated abruptly in a wooden hatch.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

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

“He’s not, then,” he said, terminating the call; hanging up, he said to Rick, “Polokov didn’t show up for work today. No explanation. What’s he done, officer?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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