abortive

Example Sentences

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Reforms were introduced after the revolution of 2014 but there are fears that Zelensky's abortive bid this summer to change the law governing the anti-graft agencies could undermine Ukraine's ambitions to join the European Union.

From Barron's

But the abortive fracking efforts of the last decade or so have turned the former Tory MP into a sceptic.

From BBC

The result of Yoon's abortive martial law attempt was a political maelstrom from which South Korea is still reeling: a constitutional crisis that ended the former president's career and left his PPP in tatters.

From BBC

His abortive proposal to finagle nominees into office without Senate confirmation alienated legislators whose help he will need over the next four years.

From Los Angeles Times

On Saturday morning, four days after Yoon's abortive attempt to declare martial law, the president once again appeared on television.

From BBC