abort
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An oxygen tank had exploded in their spacecraft, forcing them to abort their lunar landing plans.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Once, on a solo trip to the North Pole, he snapped a piece of his ski binding and was forced to abort the entire expedition, writing off a trip that cost more than $200,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Instead, the veteran kicker said, he noticed a problem with the hold and made the split-second decision to abort.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
"I just had a bit of understeer and was going to go off so I had to abort," said Norris.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
A little later, when Lopsang had climbed to the base of the Hillary Step, Hall decided to abort the summit attempt and signaled Cotter and Lopsang to turn around.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing abort
"The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller, List 4
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Novel Study: The Bluest Eye, Pages IX–93
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