terminate
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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
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
“One minute ago I was speaking on the telephone to a colleague in Droitwich. Abruptly, I was obliged to apologize, and terminate the conversation. Now. Who can guess the reason?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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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
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
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 Department of Energy terminates a grant for a battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide manufacturing facility.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
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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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
His NIL contract was then terminated by House of Victory, according to the lawsuit, on the basis of a “morals clause” in the agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some of those former employees said the staffers were then eased out or terminated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
And I bought a house at the end of a road that terminated on the very edge of a wilderness that stretched for literally thousands of miles.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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
By terminating that status, “we are losing a huge, essential part of our workforce,” said Lindsay Ray, executive director of Amigos Center, which provides immigration legal services in Fort Myers, Fla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
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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