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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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"The Bergstrom site presented a puzzle because it was used intermittently and abandoned when bison were common throughout the region and hunting was intense," Wendt explained.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The researchers noted that other abandoned bison hunting sites in the region may have been left behind for different reasons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

China's communist government abandoned its decades-long one-child policy in 2016, while Japan and South Korea have invested heavily in pro-natal policies with little impact.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Posting to X on Friday, Vance said Nowak had died "the same way a civilisation dies: abandoned and handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

What if he’d been wrong about being abandoned on the road?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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