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suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /




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Cornell will immediately suspend any fraternity holding a party or social event in its house while the ban is in effect, Kotlikoff said, and the university will help students develop “safe social alternatives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Jaws” is a fantastic film if you can suspend your disbelief about a great white being the menace of the seas.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Puza announced it would suspend Culver CityBus service throughout the weekend and provide staff with crisis support as they grieve Rodriguez’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Football Governance Act 2025 allows the IFR to suspend or revoke licences awarded to clubs as a last resort in cases of wrongdoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The school board agreed to suspend him for an extra week and call it a day.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

The government will instead introduce a new law in the coming weeks that suspends that expansion indefinitely, Fraser said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

So he suspends her for a match, the last one before Christmas break.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The invocation of national security is not a magic incantation that suspends the rule of law,” they added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

It will also institute a “proactive lockout” that suspends access when the system detects suspicious behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

She only suspends it for the moment, until her strength and numbers shall enable her to enforce it.

From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by William Hogan

Earlier he said that excessive police force had been registered in two instances and that two police officers had been suspended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The device used cubes of natural uranium suspended in heavy water, a specialized substance that played an essential role in controlling the nuclear reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The search for the missing crew and boat was suspended on Wednesday night, before being resumed on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is the second time that Jackson has been suspended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In a room without a window, there burnt a fire guarded by a high and strong fender, and a lamp suspended from the ceiling by a chain.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

It is also suspending Microsoft, Adobe and six other tech companies from how they sponsor employees who are in the country under a highly skilled worker visa program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cornell said suspending him would jeopardize his student visa, the documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The airline said it was another "on-duty flydubai crew travelling on the flight who diverted and landed the aircraft safely" and that it was suspending flights to Israel while an investigation took place.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Procedures this weekend include suspending racing and competitors returning to the bank if a croc is spotted.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

He wrenched back against the ropes suspending the bridge.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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