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cancellation

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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The transaction will also include the cancellation of 17% of UMG outstanding shares.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

CBS executives insisted the cancellation was based on economics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The two charities, Caritas‑Lebanon and L'Oeuvre d'Orient condemned the cancellation as a violation of international humanitarian law, particularly as it affected vulnerable civilians trapped in their villages.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The Pangram analysis of “Shy Girl,” which Mr. Spero has made publicly available on his company’s website, features the book’s full text—one of the few places you can still read it after Hachette’s cancellation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

No one could know how fast word of the cancellation had spread.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith