abandoned
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Instead, the pope appears to have viewed England as having abandoned his faction and aligned itself with his rival.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
"When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned," the letter from Uefa, Concacaf and the AFC read.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was a convenience store with abandoned gas pumps and a cryptocurrency machine inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
We have abandoned many of the ideals that founded the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
The guardsmen had been hired to guard our lives, so it was easy to see why they abandoned us.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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