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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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The chase ended when the vehicle broke down near Buena Vista Road and Westside Boulevard.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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All six of his title fights under the WSOF banner ended by knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rodman entered 2026 without a contract, as her previous deal had expired at the end of last season, leading to speculation of a move to Europe.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The union’s contract expired in June.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The panel concluded the order was both overly broad and impermissibly vague, raising constitutional and practical concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ford recently discontinued its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and Stellantis ceased production of its plug-in hybrid models of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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In 2008, the company ceased aluminum production at the site, laying off 820 workers.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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The last time a male contraceptive drug got that far was in 2011, when a trial of hormonal injections had to be halted over safety concerns.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yad Vashem reported that the murder of Vilna’s Jews halted temporarily in 1941.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Much to his chagrin, he was left off the roster in the AL Division Series against the Tigers.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The music video picks up on the runway where Moroney's Cloud 9 tracklist reveal video left off.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Perry broke off her long engagement to actor Orlando Bloom last year.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2026
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But during that process, part of the fishing gear broke off, along with the tracking buoy.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Winked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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