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terminate

[tur-muh-neyt] / ˈtɜr məˌneɪt /


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Under US law, the president, vice-president and most other high-ranking members of the executive branch cannot directly or indirectly ask the IRS to terminate an investigation.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Research has shown that all of these drugs can be combined with misoprostol to safely and effectively terminate a pregnancy.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Mifepristone, which prevents pregnancy progression, and misoprostol, which empties the uterus, are approved to terminate a pregnancy up to 70 days of gestation in the United States.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The high court heard a pair of cases challenging the administration’s efforts to terminate the TPS benefits currently held by about 350,000 people from Haiti and 6,000 people from Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

While he thought the Constitution was crystal clear that Congress could not restrict or terminate the slave trade before 1808, it did not prohibit the members of the House from talking about the issue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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