Cease
Cease verb - To come to an end.
Set in
Set in verb - To come into existence.
Usage example: a cold spell set in sometime last week
Both terms in one sentence
- The term for "death" in the famous quote above can also be translated as time.I am time grown old, creating world destruction, set in motion to annihilate the worlds; even without you, all these warriors arrayed in hostile ranks will cease to exist.
Source: Literature / Bhagavad Gita -
Rumour has it that Imelda Marcos ordered rescue and recovery attempts to cease, so that building not be delayed, and that the men set in concrete were buried where they had been trapped so as to leave no trace.
Source: Cement Shoes
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