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abdication

[ab-di-key-shuhn] / ˌæb dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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An absence and abdication of leadership has characterized her 3½ years as mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

But now his abdication moment has arrived, a year earlier than planned.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The abdication of curatorial responsibility here might have been at least partially forgivable if the show were stuffed with so much engaging work that finding a unifying through-line proved nearly impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Such a recognition is an abdication not only of basic human decency, but also of national interest and strategic sanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

“Your abdication has become necessary to save Germany from civil war.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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