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In which movie does the crew abandon their vessel after a deadly creature is discovered aboard?

abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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Paramount, as part of a settlement, could abandon plans to leave L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Such weather extremes may have caused queens to abandon their nests or die, reducing the initial spring queen bounty to a more modest population.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

But Adhikari didn’t want to abandon his post, said his brother, Tuka Nath Adhikari, a high-school science teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

But Alpine have stumbled since, until finally showing signs of a revival this season, following Renault's decision to abandon its F1 engine project and switch to Mercedes customer engines.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“My parents knew better than to abandon me in the woods to fend for myself, with only wild animals as my companions—pardon me!” she cried aloud suddenly.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Unless the Fed abandons that risk-management framework, focusing on a narrower inflation measure would not materially change policy if inflation risks are skewed one way or another.

From MarketWatch May 22, 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

The possibility of him suiting up in Wolverine yellow, sorry, maize and blue makes me want to sign onto the next Artemis mission, so long as it abandons me on Pluto.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

"No farming community abandons fields and homes lightly," says archaeologist and co-first author Ramiro Barberena, a researcher at CONICET.

From Science Daily Mar. 21, 2026

It may slip off treacherously, but its keeper never abandons it.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

"We feel abandoned, and we believe this march is a way to express that, despite the passage of time, we have not normalized the violence and we want peace."

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

And despite living in rural Wales, he said the abandoned town had one surprising advantage.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

A man spent $1.4 million he didn’t have to buy an abandoned mining town.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Lucas abandoned Chicago in June 2016, his sights now firmly set on either Los Angeles or San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

And there it was, the reason Clara’s ordinary good sense had and would always be abandoned when it came to him.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

In April 1917, the German submarine UC-30 was making its way through waters near Rømø after abandoning a mission to Ireland because of engine problems.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Additionally, McVay went to his usual bag of tricks, abandoning a successful running attack in favor of a tired and rusty Matt Stafford passing incessantly, being harassed and ineffective.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Southgate continued to flirt with playing him in that position during the course of the next 12 months, before abandoning the plan after an underwhelming 1-1 draw with Denmark.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Police were on Tuesday hunting for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum in southern France, after abandoning two others in its garden as they fled, a mayor said.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

But I don’t, because I can’t bear the thought of abandoning Rosie, Bobo, and the others.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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