abandon
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But how does the brain know when it's time to abandon an old strategy and try something new?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“We’re not trying to abandon L.A.,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
"No-one apart from us will do this. We realise that if we abandon these people, no one else will drive them."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
At the same time, he did not abandon hope of finding some way to budge the North Vietnamese.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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