suspended
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The University of Nigeria Nsukka has declared three days of mourning, during which academic and social activities will be suspended.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Coroner Rachel Knight said it was necessary to open an inquest, but it would be "suspended pending the criminal investigation".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Doctors Without Borders said it suspended all noncritical services at Nasser Hospital in January, alleging that the facility was being used by armed men, some masked, to intimidate and arrest patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
In May, a Kenyan court suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
I almost wondered they did not check their songs and whispers to catch the suspended revelation; but they would have had to wait many minutes—so long was the silence protracted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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