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Recent Examples of severance
About $122,000 of the severance had been paid when the payment was uncovered by the city investigation and canceled.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The picture shifts with lump-sum severance, though.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 June 2026
As per the agreement reached, employees could potentially be offered severance incentives and layoffs are being postponed until September.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Pelley, 68, was left without severance or other benefits effective immediately.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The picture shifts with lump-sum severance, though.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 June 2026
As per the agreement reached, employees could potentially be offered severance incentives and layoffs are being postponed until September.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Pelley, 68, was left without severance or other benefits effective immediately.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
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News of the separation broke in September, with Kidman filing for divorce by month’s end and the pair reportedly planning on co-parenting classes and submitting a child support worksheet.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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Lenny filed for divorce from Lisa in May 2022.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The series, out now on Prime Video, follows Percy and Sam, two childhood friends who fall in love as teenagers and, years after their breakup, are reunited back in their childhood hometown for a memorial service.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Curacao became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherland Antilles.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The piano ballad follows the dissolution of a relationship as the couple grows apart.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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All cheerleaders must be flexible and able to perform the splits by the start of the season.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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However, the game — which was played on a dreadful pitch in front of almost 115,000 people at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City — will forever be remembered for Maradona’s two goals that perfectly encapsulated the split-screen feel to his career.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The former aide worked for the brothers from 2005 to 2013, before their estrangement.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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And yet the oddity of the term Earthlings as a mechanism of cognitive estrangement is that, actually, nothing could be less odd.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Turning Cinderella’s tale upside down and focusing on Lilith and her feeling of alienation was always what drove the teams, first at Paper Kite Productions (who brought the script to Netflix), then for Alyce Tzue, John Ripa and their teams.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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More than just showing off his skill, Eliot wanted to create a fractured narrative that mirrors the alienation of modern society.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
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Decarbonizing air travel The purification and fractionation steps are being developed jointly by scientists from TU Graz, the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and Portugal’s national energy laboratory (LNEG).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
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Additionally, Scotto is optimistic about MPLX delivering mid-single-digit EBITDA growth beyond 2026, driven by contributions from the Eiger pipeline and its Gulf Coast fractionation and export facilities, along with potential mergers and acquisitions.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
30 Nov. 2025
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As shared by the brand, Lipa's look consisted of a custom cleavage-baring dress crafted from floral lace.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Triangle bralettes work especially well on smaller chests because their plunging neckline highlights the cleavage, while racerback styles create a closer, more secure fit.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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