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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

“We do not terminate employees for raising concerns,” the memo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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

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

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

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

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

The former spouses, who share two teenage children, officially terminated their marriage on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

To ensure compliance, Sykes ordered ICE to provide access to “two qualified, independent, third-party monitors for the duration of this litigation or until terminated by court order,” according to the court order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"For clarity, the former employee's contract was terminated for reasons entirely unrelated to food labelling."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Ere many days,” I said, as I terminated my musings, “I will know something of him whose voice seemed last night to summon me. Letters have proved of no avail—personal inquiry shall replace them.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In certain ciliates, stop codons have evolved to specify amino acids instead of terminating protein production.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Anthropic deserves credit for detecting these operations, terminating their accounts, and sharing what it learns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

At an abortion awareness rally in 1969 where women were sharing their experiences of having abortions, Steinem was encouraged to share her own story about terminating a pregnancy.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The thundering above woke her, terminating the void.

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




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