Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will cease funding LIV Golf after this season, prompting executives to seek new investors for the enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Customs and Border Protection, which actually computes and collects the tariffs, says it will cease collecting the invalidated levies when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

"When they start dredging the river and causing pollution, the river will cease to be a common good for all humanity and will become the property of a single individual," demonstrator Thiago Guarani told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

That means the company will stop trading and will cease to exist.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Soon your mom will nudge him enough to make him roll over and the snoring will cease, maybe until dawn.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman