abandonment
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Hahn Nguyen, 75, was booked into Santa Ana jail on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Anna Mundow writes that this “distinctly modern thriller” presents a “mosaic of abandonment and love, fanaticism and terror.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Dürrenmatt penned “The Visit” as a critique of Switzerland’s neutrality after World War II, which he saw as an abandonment of ethics driven by capitalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Still, the abandonment caused some fans to express their displeasure with messages to the BBC's live coverage of the Test.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Lourdes fears that the boy is reinforcing Enrique’s sense of abandonment.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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