as in ends
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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The move will allow TSA employees to get their paychecks as early as March 30 instead of waiting for back pay after the shutdown ends.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Loose ends and compelling payoffs await after a subdued and slow-ish first frame that struggles with a balance between dark brooding and uneven lull.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The new order stops future imports but does not affect devices already in use across the country.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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But think the beauty of that storytelling is as crazy and frenetic as all of that is, as soon as those two meet, everything stops.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Mavericks plan to move into a new arena when their lease with the American Airlines Center expires in 2031.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wilson's term representing Ward 2 in the city expires in January 2027.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The search for help rarely, if ever, actually ceases.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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At these conditions, atomic and molecular motion ceases.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Round 1 begins April 9 and the tournament concludes on April 12.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Global oil prices have spiked as Iran halts traffic through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes through from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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Debt consolidation does not carry a legal mechanism that immediately halts wage garnishment the way bankruptcy does, at least not in most forms.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Winks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winks%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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