is ceasing
- present progressive of cease (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Southwest Airlines is ceasing operations at four airports, and reducing flights from others, in an effort to cut costs after its growth plans were curtailed by fewer than expected plane deliveries from Boeing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The nonprofit theater company said Tuesday it is ceasing operations and laying off staff.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations indefinitely and cutting almost its entire workforce after failing to attract more funding.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
The United States today is ceasing the application of its nuclear-related statutory sanctions on Iran,” said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, reading the joint statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2016
Special attention is directed to the foregoing because unemployment is ceasing to be a merely accidental and periodic phenomenon and is assuming not only larger, but more permanent proportions.
From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond
