abandon
Example Sentences
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But an underlying risk that investors have long identified is the interchangeability of their products, and the ease with which customers can abandon one for the other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But how does the brain know when it's time to abandon an old strategy and try something new?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“We’re not trying to abandon L.A.,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
An Ebola burial team was reportedly attacked this week in South Kivu province, forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears of further transmission.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“I would urge you to abandon the investigation related to your mother.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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"The Story of an Hour"
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