ceased
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In February 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, ceased its election security activities pending a review.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Roughly 26 percent of the trees' yearly carbon uptake happened after growth had ceased.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
It appears to have ceased publication in April, and according to a May press release, longtime editor John Buckingham co-founded a new firm that plans to launch a new value-oriented newsletter later this summer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Coughlans Bakery – which operates a chain of shops across Kent, Surrey, West Sussex and south London – announced it had ceased trading on Tuesday after it went into voluntary liquidation.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Before, stepping back into the tunnel from the alternate world had felt so odd, almost as if he’d ceased to exist.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
