as in stops
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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If a person with HIV stops taking ART, the virus begins spreading again.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The future of the investigation is uncertain, as the committee often stops investigating when lawmakers resign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Officials discussed both diplomatic and economic measures their countries could implement now and after the fighting ceases to help secure the shipping route, according to NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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In a different scenario, assigned a probability of 60%, the conflict ceases at the end of this month and oil prices fall quickly.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Creating that kind of structure, Manning suggests, is essential to easing the pressure teachers carry long after the school day ends.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The company in the new agreement removed the biggest obstacle — the right to keep workers for at least three hours after their shift ends at its discretion — from their proposal Local 12775 Vice President Vern Beck told the Post-Tribune Friday.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy triggers an automatic stay, which immediately halts most collection actions, including garnishment.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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And even if Israel halts its strikes on Iran, there’s no guarantee Tehran will reciprocate.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Johnson isn’t the only men’s fashion outfit to call it quits recently.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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By 1995, the couple decided to call it quits.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The rear is the most interesting angle, with a bumper design that picks up where the front leaves off and no attempt at a fake diffuser.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
4 Mar. 2026
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Pruning Practices All tomato plants benefit from pruning to keep the leaves off the ground, eliminate sucker shoots to increase energy for fruit production, and to open the plant for good air circulation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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