abandoning

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Companies will respond by either rushing half-baked products to market, steering clear of high-risk diseases, or abandoning incremental advances that might later trigger should-have-done-it-sooner tort suits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Doing so, Martinez de Vara told attendees at a January 2015 forum sponsored by the influential conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation, would prevent future elected leaders from abandoning the model by, for instance, raising taxes.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Instead of abandoning the location, the researchers decided to collect a core there as well.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

But that’s as net leverage, the difference between their bullish and bearish bets — is around the 75th percentile — meaning they aren’t abandoning bets the market will fall.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

As the Russians retreated in Poland, abandoning town after town to the Germans, terrified refugees were fleeing in all directions.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman