as in suspenses
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspensions
Still, the summer suspensions could cause more headaches for travelers already facing fewer flights options and higher price tags across their budgets.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
The temporary suspensions will affect nonstop service between LAX and Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Washington Dulles.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Are the American Airlines flight suspensions temporary?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Despite the challenges, Cox remains grateful for the relief provided by the gas tax suspensions.
—CBS News, 2 June 2026
Both were sent off in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Stars, and their suspensions leave Bay shorthanded on the back line.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Modern proposals for the tax almost always run in the opposite direction, focusing on suspensions, holidays, rebates, and relief.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
And so my surreal day-to-day, a regular life broken up by suspensions of my rights, stopped mattering.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
The Pistons swept the regular-season series against the Knicks, 3-0, with a combined margin of victory of 93 points — including a 15-point win with both Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart serving suspensions — while the Knicks won the regular-season slate against the Cavs, 2-1.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
ABC News, 4 June 2026
The temporary suspensions will affect nonstop service between LAX and Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Washington Dulles.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Are the American Airlines flight suspensions temporary?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Despite the challenges, Cox remains grateful for the relief provided by the gas tax suspensions.
—CBS News, 2 June 2026
Both were sent off in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Stars, and their suspensions leave Bay shorthanded on the back line.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Modern proposals for the tax almost always run in the opposite direction, focusing on suspensions, holidays, rebates, and relief.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
And so my surreal day-to-day, a regular life broken up by suspensions of my rights, stopped mattering.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
The Pistons swept the regular-season series against the Knicks, 3-0, with a combined margin of victory of 93 points — including a 15-point win with both Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart serving suspensions — while the Knicks won the regular-season slate against the Cavs, 2-1.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
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“Suspensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspensions. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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