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cancellation

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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EPA’s cancellation letters last year said the awards no longer served program goals or agency priorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The cancellation of flights represents a new woe for Iran’s 90 million people, already beset by high inflation and the rapid depreciation of the country’s rial currency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The 2026 LIV season ended early following the cancellation of its team championship in Michigan amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the tour's future.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Alongside the cancellation announcement, Galliano expressed further contrition.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

There were cancellations by Iran Air—the country’s national carrier—in Azerbaijan and by Sepehran Airlines, a recently sanctioned Iranian airline, in Iraq, according to official airport updates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

In August 2023, on a bank holiday weekend, a problem with a single aircraft's flight plan caused a key system at Swanwick to break down, leading to cancellations and delays that affected 700,000 passengers.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The software, known as Smart, is expected to help the Federal Aviation Administration and airlines reduce delays and cancellations and find routes for flights when disruptions scramble air traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

ProRail warned that passengers in the country's centre and north should expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, while the closure of some level crossings could cause disruption to roads.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Between flight cancellations and Farmer suddenly changing his mind about where he was going and for how long, his travel constant monitoring—a task that fell on the shoulders of his brand-new assistant at PIH.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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