as in to stop
to come to an end
she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day
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The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C. has stopped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, following an executive order by President Donald Trump to end these programs on Monday.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Bills defensive coordinator Bobby Babich surprised the Ravens with an uncharacteristically aggressive game plan to stop running back Derrick Henry in the first half last week.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman Thirty years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump signed a flurry of executive actions Monday on his first day back in the White House, including ending birthright citizenship.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Thus, as a reminder, don’t wait until the TCJA expires to do your estate planning!—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service extended its red flag warning — which had been scheduled to expire at 10 p.m. — until 8 p.m. Thursday due to an anticipated boost in wind coupled with persistent low humidity.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The show is slated to conclude its run on Sunday, Aug. 17.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Many elements of the image — such as the human hand — appear to be random, the office found, concluding that the user does not have sufficient control to claim authorship.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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The last day to shop at the store, and buy its beloved Winston’s sausages, is March 30, but Irish on Grand will not cease to exist.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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May 2024: An American Airlines plane ceased takeoff at Reagan Washington National after another aircraft was cleared to land on an intersecting runway.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets, voters signaled support for the president’s moves to halt foreign aid, secure the border, and drain the swamp.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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By the end of the day, several states had grouped together to file a lawsuit against the administration to halt the funding freeze, including California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the computer science world, this means that many AI have already passed the Turing test.—
Zain Jaffer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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As fires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage, California could see more activity aimed at reducing wildfire risks in the future under legislation passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in the House Thursday.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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While duly mindful of mitigating factors, the film winds up softballing Autumn and her cohorts, avoiding hard or even straightforwardly context-setting questions while prioritizing their point of view.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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Melania—after biding her time for decades, then striking at exactly the right moment—may wind up with a larger personal fortune than all of them.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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