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The older your credit, the better risk you are for lenders, so cancel your newest cards first and, as an aside, prioritize canceling cards with hefty annual fees.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
What I’m saying is, do not whine to Kathy Griffin about cancel culture.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
“The decision to cancel was made around noon today,” Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
You can cancel the flight and get a full refund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But I have to see Rhiannon—I can’t cancel on her for a second day in a row, not when things feel so precarious between us.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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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
He annually cancels or cuts short mandatory minicamps at the end of offseason workouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
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
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Bonta abruptly canceled a negotiation session with Paramount in late August after potential deal terms leaked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Bonta abruptly canceled a settlement conference, accusing Paramount of leaking confidential information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Tesla was initially meant to show off the latest version of the robot earlier this year, but canceled its plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
An hour after that, snow falling heavily, an announcement comes that the meat shipment has been canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fearing more losses of precious assets, the CIA canceled operations.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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The older your credit, the better risk you are for lenders, so cancel your newest cards first and, as an aside, prioritize canceling cards with hefty annual fees.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Insurers like Humana are canceling some Medicare Advantage plans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then, on Wednesday afternoon, the district notified developers in a letter that it was canceling its “RFQ/P” — shorthand for Request For Qualifications and Proposals — and rejecting all bids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Depending on your situation, this could mean canceling high-priced memberships or unnecessary subscriptions — or making bigger moves, like selling a second car or downsizing your home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The guy who usually touches up my makeup is back in DC, coordinating press releases about why I'm canceling my appearances there this week.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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"It is not an old diversion that was never cancelled, it is one of these daft diversions that make no sense," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Easyjet was the worst affected airline, with 47 of its 670 scheduled departures cancelled, while British Airways has seen 11 cancellations from its 513 scheduled departures.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The chancellor is reportedly due to meet senior party figures in Berlin on Sunday evening having already cancelled a planned trip next week to New York, in an apparent effort to contain the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In 2025, following multiple complaints that condo buildings’ master policies were either being cancelled or not renewed, Missouri’s Department of Commerce and Insurance told insurers to avoid doing so.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
He went over and cancelled his room order and crossed the hall to the restaurant.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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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
Kristersson was due to hold a speech in Stockholm in the evening but told media he was cancelling it to focus on the incident.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But what if you could arrange the waves so that reflecting waves, instead of cancelling out the new waves, would reinforce them?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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