terminate
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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
“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
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
In a separate statement, Vault acknowledged Regis’s decision and said it intends to terminate their deal and enter into a definitive agreement with Genesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
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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
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 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
"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
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The complaint points to organizing efforts at an Amazon delivery station in Queens, N.Y., where it alleges Amazon reduced routes, laid off workers and ultimately terminated a contractor after union activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
His employment contract didn’t spell out what he would be owed if he were terminated, according to the suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Friday, rescue operations were terminated at a paper factory where a smokestack collapsed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 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
The children’s school, the only one in the area for Negroes, terminated with the sixth grade.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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In focusing on elective abortion procedures, the court didn’t address all procedures for terminating a pregnancy.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The agreement, which includes terminating military operations, will be signed Friday, with nuclear talks continuing for 60 days.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Just before Christmas 1970, Miller abruptly cut the state’s welfare rolls by roughly 75%, terminating aid to some 3,500 families without holding mandated hearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
The pace of Francis’ words might cause Maurice to find a reason for terminating the conversation before all the implications of Pauling’s folly could be hammered home.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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