as in ending
to come to an end
after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended
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The Dayton Peace Accords spring to mind, named for the city that hosted talks ending the three years of bloodletting and civil war in Bosnia in the early 1990.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026 -
After vacating the conviction, the judge took the additional step of dismissing the murder charge against Martinez, ending the criminal case against him entirely.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and community leaders called for a citywide reckoning on stopping domestic violence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a contract with Flock Safety, while halting the contract reauthorization for a separate law enforcement surveillance company over concerns about its ties to Peter Thiel and other privacy risks, especially for immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Spain and Ireland had put the issue of halting the agreement back on the table at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.—
April 21,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mead has started 10 of Arsenal’s 17 WSL matches this season, and with her contract expiring in June — the same month as England’s final two qualifiers — her next move feels crucial.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Furthermore, Monterrey said, the CTA had given it notice just a month ago that the contract would be extended for a final one-year option expiring in early April 2027.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The extended concert trek, which next stops in Phoenix on Friday, will visit 22 countries before concluding in mid-November in Australia.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Johnson’s teams made the playoffs six times but didn’t come away with a victory, his Chiefs’ tenure concluding with the loss to the Tennessee Titans in the 2017 Wild Card Game at Arrowhead.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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With this version of LIV Golf potentially ceasing to exist, and a potential player path back onto the PGA Tour a complete unknown, players could be scrambling to find their footing in the professional golf world for at least a brief period of time.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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With the conflict still ongoing and the Central cluster continuing to lose members, the question now is whether the larger group can survive at all — or whether this lopsided war will end with one side simply ceasing to exist.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the Chargers won’t be shy about using Mesidor equally in running or passing situations.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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This division of labor allows the colony to remain partially buried in the seafloor while still efficiently feeding from passing water currents.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Numerous reports found that DOGE vastly inflated its claims of cost savings and may actually have forced the federal government to spend more money while terminating thousands of federal employees.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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William DeForte, chief of the regional police force, said the department was already in the process of terminating Ferree's employment.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dead-ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-ending. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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