terminate
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The Washington Post didn’t have good and sufficient cause to terminate Attiah in September, arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa wrote in her decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
West asserts that Gilkar and Ahmed pressured her to terminate the pregnancy; Gilkar and Ahmed assert that West initially agreed that termination would be best and even made an appointment before changing her mind.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
On Tuesday, the board voted 3-2 to terminate agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection over both agencies’ use of the San Diego Regional Firearms Training Center in Otay Mesa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I didn’t wait for the American bishops to terminate the observance of meadess Fridays before I ate what looked best in the dormitory cafeteria on Friday nights.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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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
But it said it terminates contracts when it learns of abuses and has taken measures to stem abuse and vet potential clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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
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
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An independent arbitrator ordered the Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah, finding the newspaper wrongly terminated the columnist over comments she made following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Permission to stay can be terminated with appropriate notice, typically 10 days, although you cannot use threats, force, or an unlawful lockout.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
At least 10 senior Fannie Mae employees are leaving the secondary mortgage giant, with a senior administration official saying they were terminated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
When asked whether the program has been terminated, EPA officials said simply that the committee’s charter expired on June 5, 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As I was getting too big for Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s room, my education under that preposterous female terminated.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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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
The Polestar spokesman said it isn’t terminating dealerships and that it values its dealers and is working with them to “manage this transition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
According to Trauben, Rancho Humilde and Fuerza Regida, both parties entered a completely new agreement in 2022 that fundamentally restructured their entire business relationship, fully terminating the initial 2018 contract in place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In focusing on elective abortion procedures, the court didn’t address all procedures for terminating a pregnancy.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The thundering above woke her, terminating the void.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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