abandonment
Example Sentences
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Crews are poorly protected throughout the industry, with unpaid wages and abandonment by owners all-too frequent.
From BBC
While fishing boats make up only a fraction of abandonment cases, overall figures for the shipping industry paint a worrying picture.
From Barron's
The most affected nationality for maritime abandonment in 2025 were Indian sailors, accounting for 1,125, or 18% of the total.
From BBC
They also pose severe hazards to people in the region through accidental release or abandonment.
“I told them abandonment wasn’t exactly correct. When I explained that you had celebrated our departure with a few toasts they crossed out ‘abandonment’ and wrote down ‘gross negligence.’
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
