abandon
Example Sentences
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As a non-profit, OpenAI would have to abandon its planned IPO and sever ties with powerful investors -- Microsoft, Amazon, and SoftBank -- whose funding is essential in the costly AI race.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
That makes them harder, if not impossible, to abandon.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Briggs and another council member in 2021 called on DTE to abandon trimming and consider alternatives after residents complained of “butchered” trees.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
So they tried to persuade West to abandon her plan, and adopt their own instead – and they see her statement today as a big win for them.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
I thought he meant to abandon us here, but Frankie took my wrist and dragged me in pursuit of the man.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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"The Story of an Hour"
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