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
An oxygen tank had exploded in their spacecraft, forcing them to abort their lunar landing plans.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Once, on a solo trip to the North Pole, he snapped a piece of his ski binding and was forced to abort the entire expedition, writing off a trip that cost more than $200,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
A Sept. 19 Emirates flight from San Francisco to Dubai had to abort its departure to allow several panicky passengers to debark, according to Bloomberg.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
“We will have to abort our mission if you are injured.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing abort
"The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller, List 4
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Novel Study: The Bluest Eye, Pages IX–93
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