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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known
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Recent Examples of expiration
The law also requires landlords to give local and state governments a two-year heads-up before expiration.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Cook supports efforts by Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and has urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to help lower the cost of semaglutide by using existing law to allow for generic competition, ahead of patent expirations.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
Much handwringing has been made over the looming expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2025, but there’s another tax change scheduled to disappear that millions of Americans should also eye: the enhanced premium tax credit, or PTC.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Looming large is the expiration at the end of 2025 of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Cook supports efforts by Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and has urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to help lower the cost of semaglutide by using existing law to allow for generic competition, ahead of patent expirations.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
Much handwringing has been made over the looming expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2025, but there’s another tax change scheduled to disappear that millions of Americans should also eye: the enhanced premium tax credit, or PTC.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Looming large is the expiration at the end of 2025 of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Historically, the demise of down-ballot candidates rarely drag down the affiliated party’s presidential candidate, CNN notes.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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How did Marvel brass initially react to Agatha’s demise?Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, what the country needs now is an interim cessation of hostilities that largely reflects current realities on the ground.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The same family of contaminants triggered past recalls of the heartburn drug Zantac, the diabetes drug metformin and the smoking cessation medication Chantix.Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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There have been no reported injuries or deaths, the sheriff said, adding that some residents disregarded mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Another almost fell to their death while the group was hiking after dark along a steep, forested hillside above Class V rapids.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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The filing also discusses the termination of a contract with UnitedHealth Group (UNH), effective January 31, 2025, unless renegotiated, and the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The memo, from New Guards Group management to staff, said the group received a termination notice for the agreement, which gave it distribution rights for Reebok products.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Heretic.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There’s this extraordinary moment where the ending of the Jan 6th hearings were concluding at the very moment of his entire congressional career.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a bitter twist of fate, Trump made these remarks about Xi on the day that Liu Xiaobo died.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trade Deals Trade programs like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP, which allow duty-free access to the U.S. market, are set to expire next September, and their fate will rest with the new Congress.Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The dissolution of strict gendered dressing is the stale chat of this millennium.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Legend at Ralston Valley, TBA Class 4A No. 1 Dakota Ridge beat No. 17 Loveland, 49-21: Dakota Ridge rolled to its 10th straight win, topping 40 points before the end of the third quarter to advance to the quarterfinals for the fifth time in six seasons.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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