as in halt
the stopping of a process or activity
the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief
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Recent Examples of cessation
These include apps for smoking cessation like quitSTART and behavioral counseling.
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Sanja Jelic, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile a complete cessation to the war in Gaza – the Houthis’ condition for holding their fire – remains elusive.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Sanja Jelic, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile a complete cessation to the war in Gaza – the Houthis’ condition for holding their fire – remains elusive.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Related article As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver CNN has reached out to USAID and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for comment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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The temporary halt in funding shuts down the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the global health program started by George W. Bush, which is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide.—
Elaine Mallon,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Shorts awards are doled out five days before the conclusion of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which continues through Feb. 2 (both in person and online).—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Japan and Russia are involved in a territorial conflict over the Northern Territories, a set of islands controlled by Russia after being taken from Japan by the Soviet Union at the conclusion of World War II.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The pump station was also at the end of its useful life and experienced corrosion due to water on the pump station walls, officials said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The defense loses a bunch of key veterans, but first- and second-year players such as Moore, Shuler, defensive end Bryce Young and linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa are poised to take over.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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This will allow for proper healing and closure of the wound.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Property Solutions Colorado is posting closure notices at the property, assessing the condition of the property and helping current tenants find housing, according to the city announcement.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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That was followed by the S&P 500, up 0.5%, setting a new record high close.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the 2024 season came to a close, the 49ers allowed a 100-yard rusher nearly every week and went without a sack in four of their last six contents.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Would that be grounds for termination as 'DEI' or 'woke'?—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their terminations come as part of dramatic adjustments at the Justice Department in the first week of the new administration and could represent the start of Trump’s retribution tour against those who took the president to court.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Jan. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think,
10 June 2020
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“Cessation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cessation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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