sever
verb (used with object)
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Port Angeles will be severing its ties with one of its favorite sons for about four hours Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2014