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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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"The troops engaged the terrorists with effective fire, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee into adjoining bushes," he said, noting that all the hostages had been recovered without any casualties.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

How Whirlpool’s decision to abandon global markets backfired when the U.S. entered a housing slump—and why it’s now betting on chewable nugget ice to lead a turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

I weighed what Nolan chose to protect, tweak and abandon in his own version and concluded that he wanted to make an action-tragedy about societal decline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Last week, he told BBC Russian from an undisclosed location that his prospects were "vague" after he was forced to abandon his campaign to run for parliament.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“We may die a heroic death,” the officer proclaimed, “but we won’t abandon the people of Cuba!”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The Justice Department rarely abandons cases that have already been charged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Even if Warsh’s Fed abandons that level of transparency, the minutes will still be useful for investors, according to Englander.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

The chip abandons the standard method of spreading light into a rainbow.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

"It abandons Wales to a private only system no-one here, in all conscience, would design," he said.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

The black boy is born in Daytona Beach, Florida, and his mother abandons him at the age of two.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

After leaving hospital, he said he had felt abandoned.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

We have abandoned many of the ideals that founded the country.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Infantino has come under increasing pressure, even from within FIFA, over his handling of the proposal, and calls for him to step down have grown since he abandoned it last Saturday.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Blair, whose IMDb site lists dozens of movies and television shows dating back to 1968, founded her foundation in 2003 to rehabilitate and rescue abandoned and abused animals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

All the power I had felt just hours before had abandoned me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Natura 2000—the world’s largest coordinated network of protected areas—and the European Union Biodiversity Strategy’s target of protecting 30% of land, including 10% under strict protection, don’t imply abandoning forest or fire management.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

According to one former CIA officer, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, the group is one of the few institutions in Cuba's government with an interest in abandoning the decades-old communist economic model.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

With dinner already half-imagined, I could pass the tomatoes and melons without treating each one as an alternate future I might regret abandoning.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

But he was found not guilty of criminal damage - the charge that related to abandoning the carcasses.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“May I ask why you are abandoning your education?” said Mrs. Weasley.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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