cancel
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The country hitmaker said she had never had to cancel a show before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The only thing that does not cancel out is the fee you pay for it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
For electrons traveling in other directions, they cancel one another out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Separately, Naver said Monday that it will cancel 1.017 trillion won of treasury shares in August as part of efforts to boost shareholder returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I know, I know. Call the security company and get them to cancel the alarm, okay?”
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Duthie says if your airline cancels your flight due to wildfires then "they should offer you the chance to rebook, or provide a full refund".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
In the U.S., if the airline cancels the flight for any reason, you are eligible for a full refund if you choose not to take vouchers, credits, or alternative travel offered by the airline.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
American Battery Technology shares drop sharply after the Department of Energy cancels a $115 million project that would have split the cost equally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Trust is what Rania has in our mission when she cancels her dinner plans with her family once again to stay late to work.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
But limbo is better than canceled, which is more likely to happen if the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
RIP: Despite a Season 2 renewal earlier this year, Disney just announced “Wonder Man” has been canceled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Wednesday to comply or Thursday’s vote likely would be canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ticket sales are final and cannot be canceled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The rest of that night’s missions were canceled.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Mr. Carney won early support by canceling his predecessor’s carbon tax, rolling back planning requirements for construction and proving a shrewd political operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many big investment firms have developed automated systems to monitor Truth Social, detect important keywords and take action—often within a fraction of a second—such as initiating or canceling positions, traders said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
These actions included things like changing the title on bank accounts and other property, redirecting household bills, canceling credit cards, consolidating retirement accounts, making Roth conversions and giving away money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
A recent survey by an anti-monopoly and fair-trade advocacy group, said 44% of Netflix subscribers are considering canceling their subscription.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
This involves canceling the infinities by introducing other infinities.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Ceuta's regional government cancelled the city's annual patron saint festivities, which were due to begin on Saturday, due to the "current circumstances".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
A hearing on a preliminary injunction scheduled for next week—that would have barred Paramount from closing the merger while the states’ antitrust lawsuit proceeds—has been cancelled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They cancelled gym memberships and Sky TV and went through their finances to make sure they could cover their mortgage and bills on a lower income.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I know. That’s why I’ve cancelled every dome event.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Virgin Media has just been fined £28m by regulator Ofcom for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling contracts.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Last month, the BBC said it was cancelling this year's Christmas special, at the same time as show runner Russel T Davies announced he was leaving the long-running sci-fi show.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Major indexes were mixed in afternoon trading, with weakness in tech stocks cancelling out big gains in sectors like financials and consumer discretionary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on X called Trump's words "grave and offensive" and said he was cancelling a visit to the US planned for June 21 and 22.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 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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