put an end to
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"Forceful actions will be taken to put an end to this phenomenon," Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the war put an end to that.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hugging Face put an end to the attack two days later, with help from a model from China, Wolf said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The pandemic effectively put an end to that, and as workers demanded fair compensation, the cost of producing shows skyrocketed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
That snoopy old lady in our new neighborhood put an end to my baby-sitting career.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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