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Verb
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Sony Honda Mobility is discontinuing the development and launch of the Afeela 1, a roughly $100,000 electric sedan stuffed with screens, speakers and AI.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Volvo is discontinuing its EX30 electric subcompact SUV in America.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Most people want to read more, but actually finishing books is another story.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Scheffler has had success in Houston, finishing T2 in three of the last four Children's Opens.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Without ever ceasing to be an artist.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ubel says some were holding out for lower prices this spring, only to see the price of the most common nitrogen fertilizer, urea, spike close to 30% when Iran shut down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, halting close to half the world's fertilizer trade.—
Frank Morris,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust, almost three years after halting regular payments to investors, finally came to an end on March 16, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News.—
Low De Wei,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Moore's case is one of the first in Georgia of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy since the law was adopted in 2019.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The agency is also required to follow a process for terminating DACA.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Chicago Board of Education will vote Monday on whether to hire interim CEO Macquline King permanently, concluding a monthslong national search for the school district’s next leader.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Developers and states sued, and federal judges allowed all five to resume construction, essentially concluding that the government didn't show that the national security risk was so imminent that construction must halt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Save for the passing interest of an engaged citizen, Hyde’s life is not impacted by the shortage of licensed child care providers and the soaring prices impacting parents across Colorado and the nation.—
Shay Castle,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the Raiders lack a real threat in the passing game.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Desisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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