During the public hearing portion, some residents saw May 2 as an opportunity to tell the new village board to start over from scratch, nixing the development and severing ties with The Drake Group.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/ct-gla-bess-site-development-tl-0511-20230508-m6wah2z2gjgb7f5wvvfwhoiom4-story.html

He said the debate over the benefits of independence and severing ties with Britain lasted “one or two” generations after independence – with more focus now on the country’s relationship with the United States.

Source: https://www-tmp.thenational.scot/politics/23703745.independence-normal-jamaicas-gradual-gain-power/?ref=rss

In some instances, severing co-ownership by selling is often an appropriate or preferred way to end or prevent co-ownership disputes.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/09/30/hawaii-news/higher-stakes-for-co-ownership-disputes-as-property-values-rise/

Jaime's Scarab Khaji-Da had been damaged before he found it, severing the Reach's control over it.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/best-blue-beetle-villains-dc-comics/

Matthews found the men attacking his 33-year-old housemate, who was stabbed three times in the leg, severing a major artery and sending the victim into a critical condition.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/shepparton-home-invasion-two-men-seriously-injured-after-gang-storm-home-with-knives-and-hammers/49f161a9-9f12-4313-9518-6b4aa5e85290

On Saturday, in a blow to Taipei’s international standing shortly before Ms. Tsai’s overseas trip, Honduras announced it was severing diplomatic ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world/asia/taiwan-china-ma-visit.html

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced Tuesday that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/03/honduras-will-seek-to-establish-diplomatic-ties-with-china/

That upper hand is lost (quite literally) when Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons) arrives on the scene by severing Immortal's hand to free Mark, then quickly dispatches him with a flurry of punches and a decapitating head chop.

Source: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/invincible-season-2-opening-scene-explained-evil-mark-omni-man-mulitverse/

The march fell on the day Niger marked its independence from its former colonial ruler, France, with which junta said it is severing military ties.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23702105.uk-nationals-evacuated-niger-spanish-flight/?ref=rss

The only way to get into the cage was to disconnect the main contactor, severing all power to the robot, AND put a padlock on the contactor so that nobody could turn it on while you were inside.

Source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/08/2224239/cruise-recalls-all-of-its-self-driving-cars-to-fix-their-programming?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

The US has sent military trainers to Taiwan since severing diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979, but the deployments were much smaller.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/23/us-plans-to-expand-military-presence-in-taiwan-a-move-that-risks-provoking-china/