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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

He posted on X on Friday, external that the decision to terminate his participation in the programme on 10 October has put him in a "life-threatening situation".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

This is not the first case in which a surrogate has refused to terminate a pregnancy after the intended parents learned that the fetus had serious birth defects.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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

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

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

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

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

In March, the board, which had already terminated Kyaw from his executive director post, decided not to renew the memberships of Misfit and of Castillo’s security company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Khan was on probation at the venue when he raised the concerns in July, and his employment was terminated earlier in September.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

While ProPublica was reporting this story, Damen terminated its agreement with Dans, which would have paid him if the company got a contract to build an icebreaker.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

The second fellowship was not for the customary twelve-month period but explicitly terminated after eight months, in the middle of May.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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

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

Arokodare's actions led to new boss Cesar Peixoto terminating the session on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The thundering above woke her, terminating the void.

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




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