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Because the magnetic contributions oppose one another, they cancel out, leaving no overall magnetization.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
F1's argument is that it has no reason to cancel the races.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Fears that the pontiff would cancel his trip following the removal of a cancerous lung tumor in mid-October did nothing to deter the feverish preparations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“That usually means you can’t cancel so you either have to be 100% you’re going or get trip insurance.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“I’m, um, still working out those arrangements, too. Like I said, this just came up. You know I’ll cancel the trip if I can’t be sure the three of you are all right.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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In effect, the surrounding electrons form a cloud that "screens," or cancels out, the magnetism of the atom.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
LIV cancels final event to focus on 'next chapter'
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
After the video’s release, ABC cancels Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the case of a universe that is approximately uniform in space, one can show that this negative gravitational energy exactly cancels the positive energy represented by the matter.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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It worked, and the city canceled the Eid celebration.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Cyberlux delivered around 20% of them before the Ukrainians decided they needed a more capable aircraft, and the contract was canceled, said Cyberlux CEO Mark Schmidt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
With the winter meetings in December expected to be canceled because of a lockout, GM meetings likely will be the one time for baseball operations leaders to all gather under the same roof this offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Previously, any months spent in forbearance didn’t count toward the 120 needed for a borrower to have their debt canceled under the program.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“You’re canceled if you don’t help me write a useful message to Arthur.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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Investors everywhere should understand why the idea of canceling debt keeps cropping up and what it would mean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Initially refusing Medicare and applying later, or canceling and reapplying, triggers a late-enrollment penalty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Singh said canceling the commercial driver licenses reduced the pool of immigrant drivers, forcing him to pay more to attract American drivers — an increase from $0.45 to $0.80 per mile for a driver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Dots are OpenAI’s answer to the current craze around AI agents designed to make users’ lives easier by handling tasks like scheduling trips or canceling subscriptions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
This involves canceling the infinities by introducing other infinities.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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A number of events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled recently, including the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition event, which was scheduled to be in Riyadh.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But as things stand between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthi separatists, that race could not go ahead, and is likely to be cancelled if nothing changes by December.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Major Chinese brands cancelled sponsorship deals with Mbappe after his comments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
A US official said the photo was cancelled "after it became clear some of the delegations were unwilling to participate in a joint photo".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
One day I saw that it was indented severely, and cancelled a foraging trip.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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"If you're cancelling plans with your significant other or directing your intimacy towards a fictional character, then that is a little odd."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Saudi Arabia issued attack alerts Tuesday for Mecca -- the holy city's first of the Middle East war -- and Jeddah and Taif governorates, before quickly cancelling them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last September, Amazon paid $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it deceptively tricked consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions and made cancelling them excessively difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
It is understood the PCB raised the prospect of cancelling the Test at Lord's and the remainder of the three-match tour if the interview aired.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
And, oh dear, what am I to do about cancelling my steamship passage?
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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