as in stopped
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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Nexstar Media Group, one of the ABC affiliates which last week stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Australia stopped stamping most passports in 2012 in favor of electronic immigration records, and New Zealand followed suit in 2016.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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After about two more decades of ice retreat, two tributaries to the north and south of the Alsek Glacier ceased feeding ice to the glacier, NASA reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Subsequently, according to Steinhauer, Robinson ceased having any further communications with Colvin.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Reds’ game ended while the Mets were playing in the sixth inning.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 2013, benefit verification and card replacements were halted, though applications and address changes were still processed.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In February, Niccol announced the layoff of 1,100 employees, and halted hiring for hundreds of open positions.—
Lori Comstock,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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But after two minor league seasons, Acosta quit baseball altogether and took a year off working in Canada.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Tom Cillo quit his high-school team in the 1980s after getting involved in drugs, then worked 33 years for a city streets and parks department before deciding to chase a long-dormant dream.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Season one of The Braxtons, which premiered in 2024, picked up where Braxton Family Values left off—documenting not only fame and fortune, but also the grief of losing Traci.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Forty years after her first memoir, Elvis and Me, revolutionized the modern-day lore surrounding the King of Rock & Roll and his young bride, Priscilla Presley has released a new book that picks up where her last one left off.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Notice an uptick in aggressive driving behaviors like red-light running, speeding, tailgating, honking and cutting off other vehicles while on the road?—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Electrical and gas lines were both shut off to prevent hazards, authorities added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Gas was shut off as police and fire crews went door to door to evacuate citizens.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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