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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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China's communist government abandoned its decades-long one-child policy in 2016, while Japan and South Korea have invested heavily in pro-natal policies with little impact.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The company announced plans to build a new line in 2019, but abandoned them a couple of years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The game in Odense was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and abandoned shortly after, with the 34-year-old able to walk from the field.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It is not uncommon for the units to train at defunct malls or abandoned businesses in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

An abandoned sugar plantation on the marshy banks of the Mississippi River seems an unlikely place for a world-class hospital, but that’s exactly where Carville began.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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