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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

An NHS spokesperson also said it provided "mental health support for baby loss following a decision to terminate a pregnancy".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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

If there’s money in the HSA owner’s account at death, the account terminates and income taxes are due.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

Check the conditions of your mother’s timeshare to see if the contract terminates upon her death.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

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

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

However, the BBC understands that Microsoft, which said it would fund a supercomputer at the site, has terminated its involvement.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Anthropic told the Philadelphia police that the company discovered the incident on Sept. 28, and terminated the automated testing process responsible for the submission, the department said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

To be sure, Cora was not a natural believer, and her education had been terminated sooner than she wished.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

“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

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

By terminating that status, “we are losing a huge, essential part of our workforce,” said Lindsay Ray, executive director of Amigos Center, which provides immigration legal services in Fort Myers, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

With a second equivocal report in hand, Bush was on the verge of terminating fission research altogether as a war program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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