as in suspenses
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspensions
Regarding out-of-school suspensions, the district has seen a 7% decrease in the use of that discipline when the 2024 and 2025 school years are compared.
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Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Participating high schools, including Oakland Tech High School in Oakland and Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, adapted their peer support programs to school-specific goals such as providing restorative alternatives to suspensions and teaching students conflict resolution skills.
—Vani Sanganeria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The suspensions include all Coaster, Amtrak and freight trains.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
There are reinstatement fees, late penalties, license or registration suspensions, and higher premiums.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
From there, the penalties get more severe and can include one-game suspensions.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Data released by the Arkansas Department of Education shows the combined number of suspensions and expulsions in the Little Rock School District has climbed in recent years to roughly pre-pandemic levels, even as enrollment has steadily dropped.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
In Milwaukee, Leaders Igniting Transformation, a youth advocacy group, published reports in 2018 and 2022 that outlined higher rates of police referrals and suspensions locally for the same groups.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Last week, a judge reversed sweeping suspensions issued by the Georgia High School Association after ruling dozens of students had been unfairly sidelined.
—Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Suspensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspensions. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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