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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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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

A supermajority of Anthropic PBC’s stockholders can terminate the trust and remove its appointees on the PBC board.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The restructuring plan forecasts the business will end up with 302 stores depending on how many landlords exercise their rights to terminate the lease instead of accepting reduced rents.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Neal moved to Ascend Communications, which built little boxes to terminate Internet signals and was acquired by Lucent Technologies in 1999 for $24 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in history.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

With the enhanced terms, Paramount has offered to pay the $2.8 billion breakup fee as soon as Warner terminates its deal with Netflix, Cardinale said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

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

Due to planned rail works, the cross border route to Dublin terminates at Drogheda with a bus replacement taking passengers the rest of the journey.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2025

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

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

The researchers scored an early victory in the case in June 2025, when federal Judge Rita F. Lin granted them a preliminary injunction reinstating the terminated grants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It maintains Andriesz's employment was terminated after he refused to follow medical advice, declined to perform essential job duties, rejected reasonable accommodation, and ultimately abandoned his role.

From BBC Jul. 14, 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

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

The agreement, which includes terminating military operations, will be signed Friday, with nuclear talks continuing for 60 days.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 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 thundering above woke her, terminating the void.

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




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