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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

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

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 intended parents asked Kelley to terminate the pregnancy and offered her $10,000.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“One minute ago I was speaking on the telephone to a colleague in Droitwich. Abruptly, I was obliged to apologize, and terminate the conversation. Now. Who can guess the reason?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

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

The route terminates at the city’s southeast border, close to Richard’s house.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

They were reportedly terminated about three weeks after the country icon’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

Filippi said he was terminated in June with no prior warning, and was told at the time that Metrolink had “decided to go in a different direction,” according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

He terminated the call and put his phone on the corner of his desk, flush with the desktop's edges.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

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

Arokodare's actions led to new boss Cesar Peixoto terminating the session on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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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