as in to stop
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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When there was a pause in the action, referee Raphael Claus stopped the match to look at VAR to determine whether Balogun committed a foul worthy of a red card.
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Making new friends isn’t something that has to stop at a certain point in your life.
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Soon after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the US in January, Venezuela ended Cuba’s long-standing medical mission in the country, cutting off a key resource in underserved communities.
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Kirby gave up a one-out double to Josh Lowe in the fifth but struck out the side — including Neto — to end the inning.
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Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.
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After that agreement expires, the government and Estrada may extend that on an annual basis.
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The bidding process that won AllHere the contract had concluded months before the Carvalho travel to Washington.
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The series is even, 1-1, and concludes Sunday afternoon.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment, the largest video game company in the world by direct revenue, will reportedly cease production of physical discs for its formidable library of games for the PlayStation console.
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Founder David DeHaney, who set up the company in 2016, announced the decision to cease trading and appoint an administrator on Thursday.
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The blaze, which officials at one point estimated could reach 50 acres, had been halted at 5 acres.
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Three cases reached the Supreme Court under emergency requests to halt deportation flights.
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The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
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Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
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But a review by Ofcom would take weeks at a minimum, and could wind up taking months.
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Plummer wound up getting an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role.
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“Wink (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wink%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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