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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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"No-one apart from us will do this. We realise that if we abandon these people, no one else will drive them."

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Instead, the president signaled he may abandon the project altogether.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

That tension is not a reason to abandon the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But the same demographic was the first to gravitate to streaming platforms and abandon traditional TV which thrives on appointment viewing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“You mean abandon my corner near the bathrooms?”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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