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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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The state also alleges Amazon discouraged unionization by terminating or threatening to terminate delivery contractors whose workers attempted to organize and restricted competition among contractors through policies that prevented them from recruiting each other’s drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

She said, come Friday afternoon, she would have to terminate the staff working on the program that they’d spent 20 years developing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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

The restructuring plan forecasts the business will end up with 302 stores depending on how many landlords exercise their rights to terminate the lease instead of accepting reduced rents.

From BBC Jul. 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 terminates when he turns 80 — or at least the cost increases astronomically at that point; I can’t remember which.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

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

The Department of Energy terminates a grant for a battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide manufacturing facility.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 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

These contracts, however, can be terminated with just three months' notice.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The complaint points to organizing efforts at an Amazon delivery station in Queens, N.Y., where it alleges Amazon reduced routes, laid off workers and ultimately terminated a contractor after union activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal after after his contract with Brentford was mutually terminated.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The agencies’ stipulations are part of the record Lin will consider then; they all include spreadsheets listing the terminated grants and the rationales for their terminations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The tunnel terminated fifty feet ahead in a ragged point.

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

Employers sometimes err on the side of caution, fearing lawsuits, and try to avoid terminating anyone on a job-protected leave.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

In focusing on elective abortion procedures, the court didn’t address all procedures for terminating a pregnancy.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

After the couple read the results, Jesse said that they’d discussed beforehand whether they’d consider terminating the pregnancy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

With a second equivocal report in hand, Bush was on the verge of terminating fission research altogether as a war program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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