suspension
noun
the act of suspending.
suspensions
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pluralof suspension.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Also, attempts to hold students accountable are entirely within the context of the district’s “restorative justice” approach to discipline and its policy to virtually eliminate suspensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The government said it had flagged more than 100 cases ahead of Saturday’s protests, about half of which had resulted in account suspensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Monitoring reports show thousands of accounts and posts have faced suspensions, reduced visibility and sharing limits, including journalists, human rights defenders, civil society actors and content creators," they said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The university said in a statement that the matter was referred to a "panel of trained faculty and staff" that issued "a range of sanctions, which included expulsions and suspensions from Cornell".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The suspensions of Southam’s and Mandel’s licenses were stayed, leaving them both on one-year probation instead.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
