cancel
Example Sentences
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The country isn’t afraid to cancel some projects if they don’t make sense, Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said late last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Palantir’s months-long free customer pilots had no guarantee of a payoff, and it wasn’t uncommon for paying customers to cancel their contracts due to the high cost of Palantir’s products.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
U.K. exporters to the Middle East have already had to pause or cancel shipments to the region, losing sales and adding further uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The press corps headed outside, where clouds that had threatened to cancel the launch had evaporated.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Even the most optimistic staff began to cancel meetings, abandon research projects, and shelve any new ideas.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.