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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But some also said the length and scope of the communications slowdown was unusual, resulting in confusion among staff as health agencies sought to stop or claw back communications, meetings and events to comply with the directive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
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But a Chinese bus attendant who tried to stop the attacker later died of her wounds.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The delay comes after the two countries agreed to take steps toward preventing the trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S. Markets stage comeback but still in the red All major U.S. indexes ended Monday in the red.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The union’s contracts with the company expired Jan. 17.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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The current deal expires at the end of the 2026 season.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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The show is slated to conclude its run on Sunday, Aug. 17.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found evidence of explosives at the sites, leading Swedish prosecutors to conclude that the blasts were caused by an act of sabotage.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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They were told that all such groups would have to disband and cease their activities, which included outreach to employers and employees.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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California’s state and local governments can apply pressure by ceasing the collection of federal withholding tax dollars from their employees.—
Joe Mathews,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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By the end of the day, several states had grouped together to file a lawsuit against the administration to halt the funding freeze, including California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets, voters signaled support for the president’s moves to halt foreign aid, secure the border, and drain the swamp.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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Another law passed in Indiana limited the options and types of contraceptives to people on Medicare.—
Grant McLaughlin,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, dozens of states have passed restrictions on gender care for minors, with lawsuits currently pending in several courts, including a case surrounding Tennessee‘s child protection law pending a decision at the Supreme Court.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
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Melania—after biding her time for decades, then striking at exactly the right moment—may wind up with a larger personal fortune than all of them.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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While duly mindful of mitigating factors, the film winds up softballing Autumn and her cohorts, avoiding hard or even straightforwardly context-setting questions while prioritizing their point of view.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Wink (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wink%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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