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Coast Guard detained a cruise ship in Miami, prompting operator MSC Cruises to cancel a sailing after travelers had already boarded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Because the magnetic contributions oppose one another, they cancel out, leaving no overall magnetization.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Fears that the pontiff would cancel his trip following the removal of a cancerous lung tumor in mid-October did nothing to deter the feverish preparations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
On another occasion, Swift was told on a Friday afternoon that his hospital transport for an appointment in Haverfordwest on the Monday had been cancelled, leading him to cancel the appointment.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Don’t cancel the pet store event. We’re good to go!”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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In effect, the surrounding electrons form a cloud that "screens," or cancels out, the magnetism of the atom.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison cancels a plan to sell 50 million shares of company stock.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Plus: Know your rights as a passenger — and what you’re entitled to if an airline cancels your flight for any reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
After the video’s release, ABC cancels Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
After Granddad leaves the next day, Mummy calls Dad and cancels the Australia trip.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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Last year, Great America canceled most live entertainment and its seasonal Halloween- and Christmas-themed events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The German gearbox maker reported a lower profit for the quarter after booking impairment losses on the canceled F126 frigate project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
It worked, and the city canceled the Eid celebration.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Previously, any months spent in forbearance didn’t count toward the 120 needed for a borrower to have their debt canceled under the program.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Then one morning I walked to school and it was canceled.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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On the surface, there were no signs that you were incompatible: no unkind remarks, no competitiveness, no constant canceling or being constantly late.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
Earlier this month, Australian data-center operator Firmus Grid cited market volatility in canceling a planned IPO of almost $5 billion that would have been the country’s largest in nearly 30 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Popular use cases of Meta’s viral AI agent include processing refunds, canceling subscriptions and negotiating lower home- and car-insurance rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In addition, the White House was warned that canceling TPS for Salvadorans would disrupt construction projects in Washington, D.C., the New Yorker reported and a source with knowledge of the warnings confirmed they had occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
And then she started thumb-typing on her BlackBerry, no doubt canceling the appearances she’d set up.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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Several events in Saudi Arabia, which borders Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, have been cancelled or postponed in recent weeks following those attacks.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following accusations that the trial was "unethical" and "neocolonial".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
"It's tedious to get up early, wait, and then see your train cancelled, but it's understandable there's a strike," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Microsoft recently cancelled a deal with a British neocloud outfit called Nscale amid power supply issues which could last through to 2030.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The same newspaper cancelled a prewritten story labeling the rappings an obvious hoax.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The ministry also said it would bring changes to the school calendar, including cancelling holidays, to make up for classes missed because of the strike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Muse, Instinct and agents like them promise to make your life easier by planning vacations, sorting calendars and cancelling subscription plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The hotel stays, booked separately, have their own terms and conditions and cancelling so late meant there were no refunds.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It is understood the PCB raised the prospect of cancelling the Test at Lord's and the remainder of the three-match tour if the interview aired.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Instead of a roiled mess of waves cancelling each other out, you would have a pond of perfectly ordered waves, with high points and low points appearing regularly at the same spots again and again.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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