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abort

[uh-bawrt] / əˈbɔrt /


VERB
terminate or fail to complete pregnancy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
WEAK
carry to term continue keep


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It also apparently has some weird all-knowing knowledge, because it warns its clueless mom about all the evil characters conspiring to abort the baby.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Regarding the mid-air incident, he said that a plane "was meant to land in Leipzig but then had to abort the landing".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Would an autonomous drone abort a mission on its own, for example if a child enters the target area?” she asked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

They concerned the launch abort system, which enables Nasa engineers to eject the astronauts and blow up the rocket if there is a malfunction.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Here is a abort example of the problems of chivalry, which he thought about in his early times.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

At the same time, the plant aborts nearly all fruits that contain larvae, which helps limit the plant's resource investment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

At the end of "Thalidomide," Plath writes, "The glass cracks across, / The image / Flees and aborts like dropped mercury."

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2022

October: The Houston Space Center aborts a launch after six seconds.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert try to return to Earth after an explosion aborts the April 1970 moonshot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2019

If an animal aborts unexpectedly she should be removed to separate quarters and given proper attention as promptly as possible.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

“Your Mother” came together after Tariq and Ali failed to get a “Blade” reboot green-lighted, with Ali utilizing his martial-arts training from that aborted Marvel project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

A United Airlines crew twice aborted their takeoff, and then declared an emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The deal involving Kushner comes after he was part of the recent controversy surrounding Fifa president Gianni Infantino and an aborted plan to sell off stakes in the governing body's competitions to private investors.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

It was aborted after widespread criticism from several confederations, led by Uefa which has threatened a boycott of all Fifa competitions.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Either the O is docked out in the harbor islands somewhere or mission is aborted.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

He lost a bid for San Diego mayor in 2012, and two tries for Congress, and also twice pursued a voter ID ballot measure before aborting the efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The blunt family lawyer had been representing Greg Gillespie, an Arizona man Owens had accused in a different lawsuit of trying to coerce her into aborting a twin pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Russell, who won the sprint race earlier on Saturday, was on the back foot after aborting his first lap.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“Aborting takeoff, aborting takeoff,” the United pilot responded.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

A familiar example is the role of those two diseases in aborting the French effort, and nearly aborting the ultimately successful American effort, to construct the Panama Canal.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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