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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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Lara said decisions by Allstate in 2022 and State Farm in 2023 to cease writing new home insurance policies were considered signs of a market in crisis.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Sharma said the city would only end up paying for shortfalls if the Current ceased to exist and its properties went into foreclosure.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 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
Policymakers and advocates need to promote laws and regulations to protect youth, following the evidence of what’s proven to halt cycles of addiction.

— Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 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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