scrapped

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Ford recently scrapped some of its EV plans.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The U.K. government cited corporate short-termism, not costs, when it scrapped quarterly reporting requirements in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

World War II saw that inaugural edition scrapped, but when the festival finally unfurled in 1946, studio films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious” and George Cukor’s “Gaslight” were part of the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Together they scrapped the non-confrontational "hugs not bullets" policy of her predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and pursued open collaboration with US security agencies.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Ultimately it is scrapped as obsolete, never having brought any material benefit to anybody, and with further enormous labors another Floating Fortress is built.

From "1984" by George Orwell