desisted; desisting; desists
: to cease to proceed or act
a court order to desist from selling the product
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Despite orders from the police, the protesters would not desist.
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The Academic Freedom Alliance has recently issued a statement on this matter urging federal agencies that fund STEMM research to desist from demanding plans to advance DEI in their grant proposals.
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Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024
Even people who engage in repeat offending beginning in young adulthood usually desist by their late 30s.
—Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
In mid April, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined Secretary of State Antony Blinken in urging Ukraine to desist from attacking Russian oil refineries.
—Thomas J. Duesterberg, National Review, 7 May 2024
The Hungarian leader also blocked the EU’s €50 billion ($54.4 billion) aid package for Ukraine at a summit last month, forcing another gathering of its 27 premiers in Brussels next week to either convince Orban to desist or to circumvent him.
—Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Aug. 2024
Even people who engage in repeat offending beginning in young adulthood usually desist by their late 30s.
—Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
In mid April, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined Secretary of State Antony Blinken in urging Ukraine to desist from attacking Russian oil refineries.
—Thomas J. Duesterberg, National Review, 7 May 2024
The Hungarian leader also blocked the EU’s €50 billion ($54.4 billion) aid package for Ukraine at a summit last month, forcing another gathering of its 27 premiers in Brussels next week to either convince Orban to desist or to circumvent him.
—Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Desist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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