severing

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Uthmeier’s theory would render this presumption unconstitutional, because it allows a non-biological father to assert parentage while severing the biological father’s claim to the child.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Then, in 2023, longtime member Emilio Ghanem vanished shortly after severing ties with the group, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Yet to call this a partition—in the sense of its being a severing of conjoined people—is questionable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But his threats have already led the island’s European allies to contemplate more seriously severing their digital ties with the U.S.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

If Bobby had any trepidation about permanently severing his relationship with the United States, there was no evidence of it in the renunciation he wrote.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady