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desist (from)

verb

di-ˈsist

Definition of desist (from)

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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Then a supplier’s API certificate expires overnight, a core system loses its data feed and the business stops for half a day.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Room for Disagreement A challenging path to legislation won’t stop AI from dominating the political landscape.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stop

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López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of passengers were crammed in there with us, many of them families with children, all waiting for the Russian onslaught to cease.

— Eric Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cease

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Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The World Health Organization said more than 500 people were killed in a weeklong period ending Saturday, a sharp increase.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is ready to halt its strikes on Russian territory if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
In this podcast episode, Altman addresses the reality of AI alignment, the Hugging Face incident, and OpenAI's commitment to halting training runs if safety thresholds aren't met.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of halt

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Paul responded by pointing out that Matthews’s husband, Jace Terry, still follows her, messing up Matthews’s plan to cut off anyone who still supports her.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Roughly two months after La Strada voiced his concern, his access to the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration System was allegedly cut off.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

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