as in suspense
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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The company recorded impairment charges of $34.5 million related to goodwill and other noncurrent assets following the suspension of ActoBio's operations.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Disciplinary consequences for violating the policy include school suspension and possible expulsion.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The consequences were vast, involving not only fines but also suspensions affecting important team members for the decisive season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Disciplinary consequences for violating the policy include school suspension and possible expulsion.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The consequences were vast, involving not only fines but also suspensions affecting important team members for the decisive season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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