suspension
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On Saturday, he asked his US ally, President Donald Trump, for a temporary suspension of tariffs to help his country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
While fixing the plastic connectors on his washing machine struts, which are like suspension rods for the appliance, he first printed a test part and then made adjustments before printing the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The suspension of counting risked "the credibility of the process and the confidence of voters", said Botswana's former president Mokgweetsi Masisi.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
HUD said the suspension was necessary, citing negative audits and news reports going back more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Hold up a second. This all makes for a nice story, but it goes way beyond a general suspension of disbelief. You’re talking about souls, and an afterlife, and some all-girl council.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
While suspensions, exclusions and home education are also among the highest in England "raising important questions about school engagement, belonging and access to education".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Individuals who are found to have committed two or more aggravated breaches on separate occasions may face a suspension in excess of 12 matches or time-based suspensions of any duration in "very serious cases".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
If any school district needed help diverting struggling children from a path that begins with school suspensions and ends in prison, it was the Little Rock School District in Arkansas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The suspensions of Southam’s and Mandel’s licenses were stayed, leaving them both on one-year probation instead.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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