abandonment
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“GAS STATION” pairs a frenetic synth melody reminiscent of Crystal Castles with lyrics about abandonment.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The scale of the decline is still unclear, because people’s abandonment of ACA plans isn’t final until they fail to pay their first-month premiums, and statistics on that trend aren’t yet fully available.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
I have a name, a body of work, but there are people who are jobless, stripped of their pensions and left in a state of utter abandonment.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But it’s worth exploring where exactly a libertarian draws the line between reasonable compromise and abandonment of principle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“Redemption” resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the effective abandonment of African Americans and all those who had fought for or supported an egalitarian racial order.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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