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“Taiwan is one of the very few places in the world where someone tries to sever its undersea cables on a daily basis,” said a senior Taiwan security official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Now, however, it seems Quaid is ready to sever his remaining ties to California, putting his dwelling on the market for just over $1 million more than he paid for it nearly 10 years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

But for all their anger at being caught in the middle of a war they didn't want and tried hard to avoid, Vaez doubts any are ready to sever their ties with the US military.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Some members of her party have pushed Sheinbaum to sever ties with Rocha Moya and other leaders suspected of links to organized crime, lest Morena be tainted by the allegations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

No one could be so cruel as to sever such a deep bond.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

“If this — the charter ... is not renewed, then that pretty much severs their multiyear agreement,” Rivas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

It follows workers at a megacorporation who submit to a procedure that severs their work memories from their personal ones, and it gets wildly weird.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

This is what severs Oliver's formal relationship with National Review.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024

The collapse severs the southern stretch of Interstate 695, a critical portion of the Baltimore Beltway that runs through the areas around the port.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

In the Greek myth of Prometheus the gift of fire forever severs humankind from the natural world—the burning torch is the icon of the constructed and artificial.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

But then in 2024, The Daily Wire announced it had severed ties with Owens.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

These are among the most severe forms of DNA damage because both strands of the DNA molecule are severed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Foam pieces from the copter’s main rotor blade and a severed bird wing were discovered about 2,000 feet northwest of the crash site, according to the documents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Dozens of mostly smaller law enforcement agencies have severed their ties to Flock in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

And yet, at the same time, he was strangely calm—in the moment that his marriage was effectively severed he was on solid ground with her for the first time in months.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

“If you say that, you risk severing your relationship with your parent.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Not the part about severing ties to the British crown; that was a fine idea.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

No tranching, no distribution chain, no severing of accountability from outcome.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

Last year, a Rwanda-backed rebel group, M23, seized control of major eastern cities, including Goma, in North Kivu Province, and Bukavu, in South Kivu Province, severing a vast amount of territory from government reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

This was the second severing of mother and daughter.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover