abandon
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I was the first of my friends to abandon the app, but ironically, there was an unexpected positive effect of having trial-run Finch: I became actually committed to self-care.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
France -- which co-sponsored the resolution in support of the new map -- announced Friday that it would abandon the Mercator projection.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
None of this is to say we should abandon the climate—both adaptation and green innovation deliver strong returns on investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The decision to abandon play an hour before scheduled at the end of the third day of England's second Test against Pakistan was called "a joke" by Nasser Hussain.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“I would urge you to abandon the investigation related to your mother.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Unless the Fed abandons that risk-management framework, focusing on a narrower inflation measure would not materially change policy if inflation risks are skewed one way or another.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
"I will not be a minister who abandons yet another generation of Territory kids," Cahill said when the details of the review were announced.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
She abandons her academic and career ambitions, takes a job as a court interpreter, and marries Michael, an affable nurse who has little idea of her emotional burdens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The possibility of him suiting up in Wolverine yellow, sorry, maize and blue makes me want to sign onto the next Artemis mission, so long as it abandons me on Pluto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
It may slip off treacherously, but its keeper never abandons it.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Lucas abandoned Chicago in June 2016, his sights now firmly set on either Los Angeles or San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
A man spent $1.4 million he didn’t have to buy an abandoned mining town.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The abandoned federal case alleged that the delivery driver fled ICE at speeds up to 80 mph and ignored “multiple” stop signs, which is a public danger if true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In 2022, two baby orangutans were found abandoned at a checkpoint near the border between the states of Assam and Mizoram.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“First we must determine: Was the velocipede lost, abandoned, or stolen? In my view it makes all the difference. For if it was lost or abandoned, then I agree with Ashton. Finders keepers.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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But Japanese firms aren't abandoning China en masse.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Americans are abandoning the belief that smarts and effort are the best ways to get ahead in life, according to new research, underscoring the pessimism many people have about their chances at financial success.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mr. Walz launched a campaign for an unheard-of third term in September, before abandoning it four months later as the state’s fraud scandals multiplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to one former CIA officer, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, the group is one of the few institutions in Cuba's government with an interest in abandoning the decades-old communist economic model.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
To the north, German armies were retreating along the old Somme battlefield, abandoning land they had captured when starting their last-ditch offensive earlier that year.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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