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
The temporary suspensions are limited and do not affect any requirements that are grounded in state and federal law, district officials said.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the Army confirmed the pilots' suspensions, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted Kid Rock's video of the helicopter on X on Tuesday, March 31.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Regional Rail service was impacted during the inspections, leading to delays and service suspensions on the line.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Mines in Australia are warning of suspensions due to dwindling diesel supplies.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Guerra acknowledges that vehicle owners are generally at fault for the suspensions.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
However, when a Jewish business student was assaulted, Harvard didn't announce suspensions even though perpetrators were criminally charged, according to the lawsuit.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
There are several reasons why states may be more reluctant to offer such suspensions this year, experts said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
So when former discipline head Brendan Shanahan, some 20 years ago, tried to make harsher suspensions part of his culture shift in that office, he was reminded that the NHLPA would oppose long suspensions every inch of the way, through its CBA-empowering ability to appeal any such suspension.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the Army confirmed the pilots' suspensions, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted Kid Rock's video of the helicopter on X on Tuesday, March 31.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Regional Rail service was impacted during the inspections, leading to delays and service suspensions on the line.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Mines in Australia are warning of suspensions due to dwindling diesel supplies.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Guerra acknowledges that vehicle owners are generally at fault for the suspensions.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
However, when a Jewish business student was assaulted, Harvard didn't announce suspensions even though perpetrators were criminally charged, according to the lawsuit.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
There are several reasons why states may be more reluctant to offer such suspensions this year, experts said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
So when former discipline head Brendan Shanahan, some 20 years ago, tried to make harsher suspensions part of his culture shift in that office, he was reminded that the NHLPA would oppose long suspensions every inch of the way, through its CBA-empowering ability to appeal any such suspension.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Suspensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspensions. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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