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as in limitation
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids
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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins
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Recent Examples of termination
Enhanced Monitoring of High-Risk Systems Post-Departure Monitoring systems for unusual activity in the weeks following a termination can alert security teams to unauthorized access attempts.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Galkin from Amnesty highlighted that provinces are not only reporting a lack of access to supplies for legal voluntary termination of pregnancy but also a shortage of contraceptive methods.
—Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
There was no reason listed in the filing for Durkin’s termination.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
In Her 30th Hallmark Movie In fact, in her age discrimination, defamation, and wrongful termination complaint filed on October 9 in LA Superior Court, 79-year-old industry vet Perry says she was forced out by Hamilton Daly.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Galkin from Amnesty highlighted that provinces are not only reporting a lack of access to supplies for legal voluntary termination of pregnancy but also a shortage of contraceptive methods.
—Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
There was no reason listed in the filing for Durkin’s termination.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
In Her 30th Hallmark Movie In fact, in her age discrimination, defamation, and wrongful termination complaint filed on October 9 in LA Superior Court, 79-year-old industry vet Perry says she was forced out by Hamilton Daly.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ramakrishnan noted that the survey isn’t conducted in Asian languages, posing a limitation in the data.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Weight limitations: Glass cooktops often have specific weight limits, and using multiple cast-iron pans may exceed those limits.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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Historically, the demise of down-ballot candidates rarely drag down the affiliated party’s presidential candidate, CNN notes.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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How did Marvel brass initially react to Agatha’s demise?Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, what the country needs now is an interim cessation of hostilities that largely reflects current realities on the ground.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The same family of contaminants triggered past recalls of the heartburn drug Zantac, the diabetes drug metformin and the smoking cessation medication Chantix.Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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The new standard lowers carbon intensity limits and accelerates those limits into the 2040s.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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In other words, adopting Amendment 2 won’t change any existing fishing regulations or the agency’s ability to set seasons, bag limits, or methods, and sportsmen will still have to purchase fishing and hunting licenses.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The dissolution of strict gendered dressing is the stale chat of this millennium.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Heretic.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There’s this extraordinary moment where the ending of the Jan 6th hearings were concluding at the very moment of his entire congressional career.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Legend at Ralston Valley, TBA Class 4A No. 1 Dakota Ridge beat No. 17 Loveland, 49-21: Dakota Ridge rolled to its 10th straight win, topping 40 points before the end of the third quarter to advance to the quarterfinals for the fifth time in six seasons.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There have been no reported injuries or deaths, the sheriff said, adding that some residents disregarded mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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During the past two decades there have been 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans relative to white Americans.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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