abandoned
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Past developments, including the port and abandoned coal and wind-power plants, left farmers and fishermen in yearslong battles over compensation and resettlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
First they moved in with McCarthy’s parents—an untenable situation—until he found an abandoned farmhouse on Route 7 in Sevier County, near Walden’s Creek, about half an hour east of Knoxville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The cause of the fire was listed as “Human — abandoned campfire.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
But now operators say many trekkers have been using these abandoned paths to return, as the main roads have been washed away in some sections of the circuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“First we must determine: Was the velocipede lost, abandoned, or stolen? In my view it makes all the difference. For if it was lost or abandoned, then I agree with Ashton. Finders keepers.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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