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What situation might warrant a cease-and-desist letter?

cease

[sees] / sis /


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"These provocative attacks, which threaten Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and security and target the sacred values of the Islamic world, must cease immediately and unconditionally."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

But a professional firm will always have a trust manager available to take on the role, and if they cease operations, it would pass to another company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Wildcats, she says, "never cease to surprise us."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In an era of information overload, the ways in which professionals prove their worth at work will likely cease to be effective, he argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Indeed I fear we would have lingered on indefinitely had not our foreign friends prepared a more highly spiced entertainment. I think I should never willingly cease drifting in that dreamland.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Dostoevsky follows the narrator over four nights and a morning during which he ceases living in his imagination and embraces reality for the first time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Researchers refer to this phenomenon as Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Every assignment, he explains, ceases to be an individual endeavor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The former requires all persons to respect the criminal and civil law while in a foreign nation, but ceases to bind them on their departure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

There’s music and mocking, teasing nonstop, but when the play begins all the talk ceases.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

"I couldn't reach her on the phone. Little did I know she ceased to exist the instant that plane hit the building," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some trucking companies have ceased doing business, and many more will likely fail if high fuel costs do not subside soon.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Negotiations with the Lakers ceased when Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson, requested a house, the use of private aircraft, guaranteed off-court earnings and an ownership stake in the team, according to the Athletic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Facing the sea, Havana's famous Malecon seawall has ceased to be a promenade for tourists or lovers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Dwarf King ceased his blustering at the mention of Arawn, but when Taran had finished, King Eiddileg shook his head.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Ferguson’s Law states that “any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Given all that, I was somewhat surprised to see heartfelt eulogies for the mail-order racket when Columbia House announced it was ceasing operations later this year.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

OnPoint Logistics will be ceasing operations at its San Francisco location and cutting 96 jobs, according to a government filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

The U.S. activist investor said key elements of the stand-alone plan included unwinding cross-shareholdings and ceasing overinvestment in the automotive segment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Her eyes were brighter than they should be, and she shook without ceasing.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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