severed
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Activists have urged L.A. to join the list of cities that have severed ties with the license plate reader company over concerns about how data is stored and shared.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Relations were severed a year later after protesters attacked Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad, following Riyadh's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“We only severed the connection the spirit had upon Nathan. Right now, it is finding its way back to his uncle. It will be very angry.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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