as in stopped
to come to an end
she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day
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Nexstar Media Group, one of the ABC affiliates which last week stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Australia stopped stamping most passports in 2012 in favor of electronic immigration records, and New Zealand followed suit in 2016.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Reds’ game ended while the Mets were playing in the sixth inning.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Over the summer, Ó hAnnaidh’s lawyers filed to have the case dismissed on technical grounds, saying the charge was brought one day after the six-month limit for such charges expired.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Duffy cited one example where California gave a driver from Brazil a license to drive a school bus for months after his legal presence in the country expired.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The dinner concluded with a panel discussion facilitated by Crozier with Boyz II Men members.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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The panel concluded with discussion of North American distribution, where changing import policies have made sales representatives increasingly cautious.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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After about two more decades of ice retreat, two tributaries to the north and south of the Alsek Glacier ceased feeding ice to the glacier, NASA reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Subsequently, according to Steinhauer, Robinson ceased having any further communications with Colvin.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2013, benefit verification and card replacements were halted, though applications and address changes were still processed.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In February, Niccol announced the layoff of 1,100 employees, and halted hiring for hundreds of open positions.—
Lori Comstock,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Season one of The Braxtons, which premiered in 2024, picked up where Braxton Family Values left off—documenting not only fame and fortune, but also the grief of losing Traci.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Forty years after her first memoir, Elvis and Me, revolutionized the modern-day lore surrounding the King of Rock & Roll and his young bride, Priscilla Presley has released a new book that picks up where her last one left off.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Winked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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