abandonment
Example Sentences
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Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times
Fear of such abandonment led the European Union to agree to a 15% tariff last summer and waive retaliation.
It also has an innovative utility commission that created a structure allowing data-center development to occur at a faster pace while protecting rate payers from abandonment risk.
From Barron's
The sick note and abandonment of placement were "isolated incidents of these types of behaviours", the hearing concluded.
From BBC
The abandonment of babies is so unusual in modern-day Britain that the UK government no longer keeps national statistics.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
