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[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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With the airport shuttered, Saudi Arabia has been forced to cancel or postpone high-profile events, including a star-studded tennis tournament.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers are pressing the US government to cancel plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The app also uses agentic AI capabilities to cancel unwanted subscriptions, haggle bills and find class-action lawsuits on behalf of users.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Those electrons can flip their own spins in ways that partially cancel the magnetic moment of the embedded atom.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

The way he said it suggested that to cancel now would be a prudent thing to do.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In effect, the surrounding electrons form a cloud that "screens," or cancels out, the magnetism of the atom.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison cancels a plan to sell 50 million shares of company stock.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 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

It’s just hard to love someone who cancels the cable right before the Walking Dead marathon.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

Schools shut down, public events were canceled, and children's sports leagues suspended activities as authorities warned residents about hazardous conditions, according to news reports.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

A huge league game in Orange County between host San Clemente and Mission Viejo has been canceled “due to close proximity fires and families affected,” according to an X post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

New factory orders were down 0.7% from a month earlier, and unfilled orders, the stock of orders that will contribute to future sales if they aren’t canceled, were flat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

As a result, the two paths interfered destructively, meaning their quantum contributions canceled each other out.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fischer canceled his flight to Iceland at the last minute, on the evening of June 25.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The eurozone’s biggest borrower needs to tread a delicate political path because actually canceling bonds would punish savers in many other countries too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

I asked Dots for help canceling a handful of subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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

We’re canceling our plans to run around the city so Arthur can be a Super Tourist, and he’s just going to help me study instead.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Skydance got out of the broadcast network late night business when it cancelled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

His audiences have been cancelled until October 20.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled on Saturday, after an outbreak of bedbugs on the plane.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But those whose orders were cancelled and prices raised were told they were entitled to compensation.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

That’s how it felt when Macon cancelled the turtle walk.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The ministry also said it would bring changes to the school calendar, including cancelling holidays, to make up for classes missed because of the strike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Muse, Instinct and agents like them promise to make your life easier by planning vacations, sorting calendars and cancelling subscription plans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Their reasons for cancelling may include cost and concerns about data privacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

Instead of a roiled mess of waves cancelling each other out, you would have a pond of perfectly ordered waves, with high points and low points appearing regularly at the same spots again and again.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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