cancel
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and a rival of Musk’s, said last year that he had tried to cancel his reservation after putting down a $50,000 deposit in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Or, be sure you have a friend on deck who is willing to attend should the other person cancel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Learning how to fall and pretending you have superpowers can’t cancel out physics.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Last summer West was set to headline London's Wireless Festival but was barred from entering the UK, forcing organisers to cancel the whole event.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
I should have known the Commandant wouldn’t cancel classes, not even to honor the deaths of dozens of her students.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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LIV cancels final event to focus on 'next chapter'
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Plus: Know your rights as a passenger — and what you’re entitled to if an airline cancels your flight for any reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Company A owns company B, and company B owns company A. What cancels out what?
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
One thing also worth noting: If an airline cancels a flight or makes a significant change, you are entitled to a full refund if you choose not to travel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2025
“That cancels an android into catalepsy,” Rachael said, her eyes shut.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Several bands from Mexico canceled, Stern recalled, along with bands from Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
OpenAI canceled the release of a new model, Astra 6.1, because it deemed the model unreliable and found that it frequently ignored instructions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Many customers had already canceled or pared orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some points were more important than others, so that the one point Mother made—“Daddy is better at Maple Hill”—would have canceled out forty points on the other side.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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Popular use cases of Meta’s viral AI agent include processing refunds, canceling subscriptions and negotiating lower home- and car-insurance rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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
“It was a colossal headache. I hope I don’t have to go through it again,” said Silva, who at one point considered canceling the whole project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Footfall also takes a hit, he said, noting that a stormy season has once again descended and fearful customers are canceling their reservations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
In some cases, we will find that Eratosthenes was prescient in his thinking; in others, that he was sloppy or mistaken, but that his errors had the fortuitous effect of canceling each other out.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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Numerous flights at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport were delayed or cancelled, while the airport advised travellers of the "necessity" to contact airlines before their trips.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
On the eve of kick-off, the Stallions were still stranded in Morocco after their connecting flight to Buenos Aires was cancelled.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
RSF has said that a third country has offered him asylum, without specifying which, but that departures planned for February and June were cancelled after Thai immigration authorities withheld exit clearance without explanation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Saturday's schedule saw the return of events for junior runners and toddlers, after fears over Storm Amy last year forced them to be cancelled.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
First, classes were cancelled, and the whole school was overrun by guards poking through all our bedrooms.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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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
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
The hotel stays, booked separately, have their own terms and conditions and cancelling so late meant there were no refunds.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Their reasons for cancelling may include cost and concerns about data privacy.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
And, oh dear, what am I to do about cancelling my steamship passage?
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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