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cancel

[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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While its EVs have taken off in several markets, adoption has been slower in the U.S., leading the company to cancel or delay several battery-powered models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Netanyahu, who has built his election campaign on promising security for Israelis, said that his Likud party would cancel campaign events for the morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We were stuck with no petrol. So we couldn't move. We had to cancel all our plans," 43-year-old tourist Neagu told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The app also uses agentic AI capabilities to cancel unwanted subscriptions, haggle bills and find class-action lawsuits on behalf of users.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“We could cancel our trips, you know,” Tiller said.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

In effect, the surrounding electrons form a cloud that "screens," or cancels out, the magnetism of the atom.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

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

It’s like every movement she makes with her paddle cancels mine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The Alliance, which was set to host a press-freedom event, said it canceled in part because of safety concerns for panelists and attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Schools shut down, public events were canceled, and children's sports leagues suspended activities as authorities warned residents about hazardous conditions, according to news reports.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Its developers canceled the project after years of delays, with estimated costs nearly doubling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Surely school would be canceled, they told parents — perhaps based more on wish than intel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Officials canceled his salary and forbade him to travel overseas.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Instead of canceling each other out, Wes Crill, a senior investment executive at Dimensional Fund Advisors, found that three well-known drivers of extra returns more or less stacked up, producing a truly wonderful outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

Dots are OpenAI’s answer to the current craze around AI agents designed to make users’ lives easier by handling tasks like scheduling trips or canceling subscriptions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It is so rare to have a new tent appear that Celia considers canceling her performances entirely in order to spend the evening investigating it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted because of the storms across northern Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, flights arriving from Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham and Inverness have also been cancelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tottenham had even taken the lead, although they held it for just four minutes as Georgia Stanway's powerful strike cancelled out a header from Cathinka Tandberg.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He suggests saving copies of a lease agreement and any evidence you actually paid the rent, like a receipt or cancelled check.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The 5:56 fast train to Stoke has been cancelled, so its passengers have invaded my train and it’s standing room only in the carriage.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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

Their reasons for cancelling may include cost and concerns about data privacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Natasha Asghar, Welsh Conservative shadow health minister, had earlier called for a review of the service and said cancelling surgeries during it "is absolutely the right thing to do".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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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