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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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Luton Town's Premier League match at Bournemouth was abandoned in 2023 after the club's captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

China's communist government abandoned its decades-long one-child policy in 2016, while Japan and South Korea have invested heavily in pro-natal policies with little impact.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Watch the interview above, where she talks about parenting, her husband’s superpower and her abandoned pop career and then read more about the blockbuster year the English actress is having.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It is not uncommon for the units to train at defunct malls or abandoned businesses in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I walked past the mill, now abandoned and silent.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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