terminate
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Under US law, the president, vice-president and most other high-ranking members of the executive branch cannot directly or indirectly ask the IRS to terminate an investigation.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Two guys in their 20s with no relevant experience used a chatbot to terminate the grants of scholars who had spent careers earning the kind of expertise the process was designed to evaluate.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Mifepristone, which prevents pregnancy progression, and misoprostol, which empties the uterus, are approved to terminate a pregnancy up to 70 days of gestation in the United States.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“Let’s say you lose on your argument that even the process that the secretary followed to terminate is not subject to judicial review,” she told Solicitor General John Sauer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
This brought him into rare conflict with his mentor Jack Neylan, who had rammed through a vote on the Board of Regents to terminate the deal.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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