suspended
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Sean Baker, a driver for GRS Recovery Bournemouth, was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison, suspended for one year, at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Earlier he said that excessive police force had been registered in two instances and that two police officers had been suspended.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The device used cubes of natural uranium suspended in heavy water, a specialized substance that played an essential role in controlling the nuclear reaction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The search for the missing crew and boat was suspended on Wednesday night, before being resumed on Thursday.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Often the crystalline air formed mirages, and the sailors saw icebergs suspended upside down on the horizon.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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