abandon
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Pena was succeeded by former vice president Pedro Alliana, who promised not to abandon the almost three million depositors, including pensioners, affected by Ueno's demise.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
"I want to tell them they must not abandon their motherland, the land where they were born," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Recent weakness in stock markets has helped convince Citi strategists to abandon one of their main trades: long on hyperscalers and growth stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
We won’t know the answer to either question until the spring, and until then a new collective bargaining agreement would require one side or the other to abandon its position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The truth is I wanted to be sure that he wouldn’t abandon me.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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But what happens when someone so known for their visual flair abandons alluring imagery altogether and lets their writing do all the work?
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
If a child abandons that relationship, the decision was not made lightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Even if Warsh’s Fed abandons that level of transparency, the minutes will still be useful for investors, according to Englander.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
She abandons her academic and career ambitions, takes a job as a court interpreter, and marries Michael, an affable nurse who has little idea of her emotional burdens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
She abandons the cards and turns to something else instead.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, cited the minimum wage rollback as one of the reasons his union abandoned Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
After the sentencing, her eldest son Sinan Mehmet said he and his siblings had believed their mother had abandoned them, leaving them feeling resentful.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The bases seemed all but abandoned, with word among residents that American service members, a common sight in Bahrain, have all but disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Owono was sent off and the match was abandoned.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
We started down the gorge and passed an abandoned sled but no driver or dogs.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Tesla won’t be fully abandoning its Cybertuck customers, according to Wes Morrill, the lead engineer on the vehicle.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
As she watched the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fight racial discrimination in the South, Bass witnessed whites abandoning the Fairfax District as Black families moved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Leaving the UK behind has not meant abandoning education, Dani stressed.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
In his closing arguments, prosecutor Patricio Ferrai said that defendants' "chaotic organization" left the ailing player "in a helpless situation, abandoning him to his fate."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Looking for a gift for Diego, thinking about Diego, imagining that we might have a future together. Even if the world doesn’t end, he’d still end up abandoning me.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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