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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

Five years later, Time’s Up — the now-embattled anti-harassment organization founded with fanfare during the early days of the #MeToo reckoning against sexual misconduct — is ceasing operations, at least in its current form.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023

Five years later, Time’s Up - the now-embattled anti-harassment organization founded with fanfare during the early days of the #MeToo reckoning against sexual misconduct - is ceasing operations, at least in its current form.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2023

Black News Channel, the TV news service launched in 2019 to be a voice for people of color, is ceasing operations as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Fiction is ceasing to be a branch of art, and fast becoming, instead, a branch of science.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór