terminates

present tense third-person singular of terminate
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as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

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as in defines
to mark the limits of terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens

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Recent Examples of terminates Notably, the facilities at the summit are closed from late October through the beginning of May; during this time of year, the train terminates at Waumbek Station, which sits at 4,000 feet. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025 There is a single two-lane road into and out of Black Rock City, which terminates at the Burning Man gate. Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025 Netflix’s Chaos Monkey randomly terminates instances in production to force engineers to build services that survive failures. Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 His One Big Beautiful Bill Act terminates the investment and production tax credits for wind and solar by the end of 2027. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025 If the judge terminates the settlement, the detention centers would be closed to third-party inspections. Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 It is fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes Mountains and terminates in Lago Argentino. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • The crucial monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was not published Friday and is among the data that will be delayed at least until the government shutdown ends.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The deal ends a legal dispute that began last year when Attorney General Dave Yost sued the school to block the potential sale of books and rare manuscripts from HUC's Klau Library.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • If an airport ceases service for more than six hours, you may be reimbursed for non-refundable expenses like flights, hotels, prepaid tours, and change fees.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.
    Time, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Take a peak behind the glam as this Black Queer artist defines her art, her way, in her own words.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Her connection to the city is a large part of what defines her.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Back in a hotel room on Fifth Avenue, Goldberg-Polin removes her jacket and sits down on a couch to speak with a reporter.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • This lease is intended to give the company the opportunity to establish a strong presence in the market, and the goal is to secure a permanent location once the residency concludes.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The career-spanning anthology includes the first-ever reissue of their 1973 debut single and concludes with a live recording the final song Lee, Lifeson and Peart played together during the 2015 R40 Tour closer at The Forum.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • The breakthrough centers on a one-atom-thick filter that stops sulfur chains from clogging up the battery.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • My colleague Hannah Pinski hit the road late last week for a couple campaign stops for Massie alongside Paul, his ally in the Senate.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Sure, the star big man could find himself in more DHO scenarios, pulling a facsimile of what All-Star center Domantas Sabonis executes out west.
    New York Times, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • If Solana performs well and BREA executes as planned, the upside could be significant given the current discount.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Each side dismisses the other's contention.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump dismisses Republican mayoral hopeful as Giuliani allies support Cuomo.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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