abdication
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Seeking an order for heavier indemnity costs to be made against the authority, the barrister accused some of its representatives of a "scandalous abdication of responsibilities".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It isn’t enough to be enraged about this national abdication; we need to build a plan to fix it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
At the time of the gift, Elizabeth's parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, before her father ascended to the throne as George VI, following his brother Edward VIII's abdication.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
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
Wilhelm fled across the Dutch border to take refuge in neutral Holland, where he signed his formal abdication as king of Prussia and German emperor.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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