as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Noun
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Parents are choosing names with softer sounds and vowel endings such as Alonso, Ilyas, Amos, and Lennon for boys, and Rhea, Rosalina, Aura, Ines, and Zeina for girls.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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In practice the printer ran for about 3 months (including setup and halts), whereas a traditional cast bridge might have taken 3–4 times longer.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Former leaders warn that the loss of institutional knowledge, combined with halts to the incoming pipeline of public health workers, may lead to a long-term crisis.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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The drone filmed from the north and south ends of the channel and shot an FWC boat travelling around the same speed that Pino’s Robalo was going on the day of the crash and the same path before avoiding the piling at the last second.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Many of those students pay full price, helping colleges make ends meet.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Responding to the federal department’s report Wednesday, a UC Davis spokesperson said the school was disappointed by its conclusions.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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But questions still remain about how contemporary works will fare in a market that has also seen a number of gallery closures.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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In some Asian and African countries that rely more on oil from the Middle East, the supply shock led to school and government office closures and instructions to work from home, according to the International Energy Agency.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Risk systems that were designed around market closes and business-day workflows will need to function in a market where exposure changes continuously.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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As May’s final day of oil trading closes, the price of crude posted its biggest one-month decline in six years, delivering some relief to consumers at the pump and some optimism to investors hoping for an end to sky-high energy prices.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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