terminate
Example Sentences
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These consents, after all, are legal agreements that terminate a biological parent’s legal claim to a child and vest those rights in non-biological parents.
From Slate • May 13, 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
US law requires a president to "terminate any use of United States Armed Forces" within 60 days of such a notification - unless Congress allows a continuation.
From BBC • 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
“One minute ago I was speaking on the telephone to a colleague in Droitwich. Abruptly, I was obliged to apologize, and terminate the conversation. Now. Who can guess the reason?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing terminate
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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