desist
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An attorney for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to an unknown individual demanding that they stop accusing the congressman of sexual assault.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
He declined to say whether other cease and desist letters had been sent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Authorities said the agreement effectively restricted the number of resellers of Apple products on Amazon’s Spanish website and issued a cease and desist order for the companies to amend their contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
The paediatrician said while some children did follow a medical pathway there were some "who go through two or three years of gender questioning and then desist".
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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