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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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The swift recovery allowed the company to quickly terminate third-party legal and accounting support, often a significant part of the costs, according to Goetter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

She said, come Friday afternoon, she would have to terminate the staff working on the program that they’d spent 20 years developing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

For both the Beignet and Sopaipilla bonds, Meta provided a so-called residual-value guarantee that makes bondholders whole if Meta opted not to renew its lease or terminate it early.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“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

If we became free of disease, we would make a much better run of it for the last decade or so, but might still terminate on about the same schedule as now.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

It terminates when he turns 80 — or at least the cost increases astronomically at that point; I can’t remember which.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

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 Department of Energy terminates a grant for a battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide manufacturing facility.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

They added they they would fulfil their contractual obligations, but at the conference warned their fans they might not be able to use the band's name after the contract terminates.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2024

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal after after his contract with Brentford was mutually terminated.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

At the other major disaster site following the 7.1-magnitude jolt, a paper factory, nine bodies have now been recovered and search and rescue operations were terminated, Kihara said.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Department of Health and Human Services terminated its federal contract with the Washington-based Acacia Center for Justice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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

Once everyone was back in their cells, he terminated rec in the gym and the yard for good measure.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

He has mused about terminating the agreement altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 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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