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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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She agreed to terminate the pregnancy if a serious birth defect were discovered and the parents requested an abortion.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

To treat an ectopic pregnancy, which is almost never viable, doctors must terminate it.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend or terminate TPS typically has been made at least 60 days before the designation was set to expire.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Burnham plans to table legislation to terminate IPPs during the current parliament.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

“It gives investors liquidity, terminates those preferred-share rights and cleans up obligations created when Shein raised money at much higher valuations.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

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

Check the conditions of your mother’s timeshare to see if the contract terminates upon her death.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 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

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

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

They were reportedly terminated about three weeks after the country icon’s death.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 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 partnership was terminated last month, with the companies citing “prevailing market conditions, and shifting business and stakeholder priorities.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Department of Energy formally stipulated that none of the 284 grants terminated in October 2025 were terminated “based on any programmatic, statutory, cost-reduction or performance-based factor.”

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

His trip abruptly terminated at Idlewild through the removal of his passport.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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

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

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

“He’s not, then,” he said, terminating the call; hanging up, he said to Rick, “Polokov didn’t show up for work today. No explanation. What’s he done, officer?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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