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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But that doesn’t stop her from musing about love in all its forms, which now include her fragrance.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
12 May 2025 -
In 2010, a small city nestled between the Rocky Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho voted to stop adding fluoride to its municipal water system.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
12 May 2025
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When that shows '0,' this restaurant needs to cease operations.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Starting June 1, the forecast office in Fairbanks, Alaska, also will cease overnight staffing; Pendleton, Oregon, also is on the list provided by Fahy, but a date has not been set.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The game ended on a sacrifice fly at 1:17 a.m. Arkansas will throw junior right-hander Gage Wood against LSU junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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The result, a rare 6-2-5-4 double play to end the inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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After Trump halted the refugee program, freezing funding for processing and resettlement aid, a group of refugees and resettlement agencies filed a federal lawsuit challenging shutdown.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The connective tissue to the previous films takes the form of the late, great Tony Todd, who before his death in November reprised his role as a wise coroner offering guidance to our characters, frantic to halt their impending doom.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Triggers, like client loss or staff quitting, reveal areas for personal growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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In rapid succession that day, Brockman quit in protest, followed by three other senior researchers.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Kennedy would lay off nearly all the staff who oversee the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides $4.1 billion in heating assistance to needy families.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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David Ryder | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft is laying off 3% of its total workforce — about 6,000 people — the company said Tuesday.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Some sort of flight test took place two years ago, but the video cuts off after a minute, suggesting that the end of the flight was less than nominal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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During the Sunday Morning interview, which was focused on Belichick's new memoir, Hudson was seen cutting off questions from journalist Tony Dokoupil about their relationship.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Desist (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desist%20%28from%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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