abort
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When Gavalas reported seeing a car just like his own, Gemini told him it was part of a government surveillance operation and told him to abort the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Once, on a solo trip to the North Pole, he snapped a piece of his ski binding and was forced to abort the entire expedition, writing off a trip that cost more than $200,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
"I just had a bit of understeer and was going to go off so I had to abort," said Norris.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
But neither driver had an ideal run in the second session - Norris had to abort his first flying lap after a mistake at Turn Two, while Piastri had heavy traffic on his fastest.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
“We could abort this mission right now and still make a fortune in patents.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing abort
"The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller, List 4
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Novel Study: The Bluest Eye, Pages IX–93
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