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The phrase "a ceased" is not correct and usable in written English.
It is incorrect because "ceased" is a past participle and does not function as a noun that can be preceded by the article "a."
Example: "The project has ceased operations due to funding issues."
Alternatives: "a stop" or "a termination".
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"Æthelstan A" ceased to draft charters after 935, and his successors returned to a simpler style, suggesting that he was working on his own rather than being a member of a royal scriptorium.
OFM Awards shall not be awarded to any business that has: (a) ceased trading; (b) has been subject to a change in management; or (c) cannot be located by GNM; following the closing date.
Observer Ethical Awards shall not be awarded to any business that has (a) ceased trading (b) has been subject to a change in management (c) cannot be located by GNM following the closing date.
Dungeness A ceased generating electricity in 2006, but will remain here for the foreseeable future, while crews of workers see to the process we know as decommissioning; Dungeness B will shut down in 2018, but also remain intact for decades to come.
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With out even a cease and desist.
The effect of the clamp was confirmed by a cease in measured left renal blood flow.
A cease and desist has been issued.
He sent us a cease and desist.
There was never a cease and desist.
CEASE and DESIST: On October 23, 2012 my attorneys sent a cease & desist notice to Discovery Channel.
Send a cease and desist letter to the infringer.
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