abort
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In February its space agency conducted a successful in-flight abort test from Hainan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
When Gavalas reported seeing a car just like his own, Gemini told him it was part of a government surveillance operation and told him to abort the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"I just had a bit of understeer and was going to go off so I had to abort," said Norris.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
The front of the car lost grip, and kept losing grip, and Norris had to abort to prevent going off the track.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
The little group of defenders shoved them back, sinking two destroyers and damaging nine other ships, shooting down two bombers, and forcing the Japanese to abort, their first loss of the war.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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