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Recent Examples of severance
The interim appointment comes a month after the Convention Center Authority parted ways with its former CEO Marcel Vernon, by way of a $500,00 severance agreement, as a state committee probes corruption allegations at the agency.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Whichever party prompted the coming severance of the relationship, both the center and the opera board seem to be in favor of it, and to acknowledge the relationship has not been recently financially successful.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Macy's is said to be assisting employees affected by the closures through transfer opportunities and severance where applicable.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Given the velocity of change in AI—funding cycles, pivots, acquisitions, and leadership turnover, severance protections are essential.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Whichever party prompted the coming severance of the relationship, both the center and the opera board seem to be in favor of it, and to acknowledge the relationship has not been recently financially successful.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Macy's is said to be assisting employees affected by the closures through transfer opportunities and severance where applicable.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Given the velocity of change in AI—funding cycles, pivots, acquisitions, and leadership turnover, severance protections are essential.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severance
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Lawson, who has also made headlines over the years as part went through a very public divorce with former husband Charles Saatchi, has used being a TV chef, including on the ABC series The Taste, and publishing cookbooks to drive her on-screen career.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Less than a year after Atlee’s birth, Meyer filed for divorce.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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Neal, a Fresno State transfer, ranked fifth on the team with 55 tackles and had a team-high 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 2 tackles for loss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Durant, meanwhile, tied for the team lead with three interceptions while adding seven breakups.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Express your love for her, your sadness over the split, your grief about your other sister, your disappointment about the way things have turned out.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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If your family’s births and weddings are public, why wouldn’t your estrangement be as well?—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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Despite the estrangement, CBS LA learned that Goodarzi was present at Papoli's memorial service in December.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The end of alienation would mean nothing less than a reenchantment of reality.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The blatant alienation of our NATO allies is a very dangerous precedent and has worldwide implications that are too numerous to list here.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 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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Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Epstein in a mud mask or his toes in Ghislaine Maxwell's cleavage might be unsettling, but is hardly what former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino once claimed would be revealed when the first dump of Epstein files dropped.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severance. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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