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When Lois Neville and Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder became co-executive directors of the Hollywood Fringe Festival in early 2020, their first job, Neville likes to joke, was to cancel it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In contrast, when he faced the cameras after Trump told him to cancel his plans to attack Beirut on Monday, the leading Israeli newspaper columnist Ben Caspit said he looked like a deflated balloon.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Several schools, including Georgia and Nebraska, have indicated that they will no longer schedule games against Texas Tech in any sport and might cancel contests already on the docket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Continue the premiums by direct debit and make sure that the insurance company has no reason or loophole to cancel it for lack of payment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“You’d cancel out anything you did by giving me the memory,” said Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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