as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission
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From open models to real-world applications, China has shown that constraints have not stopped it from gaining ground.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
From there, James made second-team All-NBA the next season and didn’t stop landing on one of the three teams until this season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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University of Arkansas men's basketball Coach John Calipari has ceased box-out drills.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Based on the timeline laid out by the district attorney’s office, all attempts to find Proctor ceased after Gascón was defeated by current Los Angeles County Dist.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Now a rather similar squad is tasked with ending the title drought.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Connor also ended things with Emma after telling her about his strong connection with Bri.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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In February 2023, Stellantis idled the assembly plant near Rockford and laid off its last 1,200 workers after halting production of the Cherokee amid dwindling sales.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because the government has halted refugee programs, with a few exceptions, IRIS has no new refugees – people who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution – to help settle.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yun, the expecting mother who quit her job, often finds public attitudes unfriendly toward children.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sullivan had just quit his real-life job to start at the bottom inside the Packers then, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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But what Flanagan’s campaign promotions about her board experience omit are the votes to slash budgets, lay off teachers, and close entire schools as the district struggled with declining enrollments, as well as costly scandals and a new headquarters that ballooned in cost to more than $40 million.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Jan. 2026
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They are forced to take out high-interest loans, drain reserves, lay off staff or cut services, all while continuing to perform work they are contracted to deliver.—
Kristin Brown,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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This move could cut off some teachers, doctors, and other public workers from federal loan cancellation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In Germany, for example, women are encouraged to cut off men's ties during festivities, and in Denmark, children dress up and collect candy in a tradition that mirrors Halloween.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Desist (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desist%20%28from%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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