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In America, I once told my father—during Bill Clinton’s 1996 reelection, in which I knew he was voting for Bob Dole—that I was heading to the library to cancel his vote.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Protesters gathered on a sandy beach facing azure waters, some waving red Albanian flags, others carrying inflatable flamingos -- the movement’s symbol -- while chanting "cancel the project!"
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
A generous 60-day free trial requires no credit card — though if you don’t cancel before it ends, you’ll roll automatically into a 1-year subscription.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
But that doesn’t cancel the basic fact: Amazon created enormous consumer surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
But did that mean we had to cancel the only time we actually spent together?
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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