terminate
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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
He said the government retained the right to terminate the legal status of foreign nationals who "pose a threat to the national security interests of the US".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
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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A three-year fellowship came to an end on schedule, though his position as an unpaid college research associate at Emmanuel College was terminated in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
History exam and was terminated that same month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Plagiarism claims against Arday were first made in July by Nathan Cofnas, a US academic and self-defined "race realist" whose research affiliation with a Cambridge college was terminated in 2024 amid racism accusations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
However, the contract was never terminated and thus no savings were achieved, according to the congressional watchdog's report.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Once everyone was back in their cells, he terminated rec in the gym and the yard for good measure.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The company said earlier this month that it is terminating several previously announced deals with Crypto.com following of a nearly year-long slump in digital assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
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
A shout of laughter greeted his entrance; noisy at first, and terminating in Grace Poole’s own goblin ha! ha!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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