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cancel

[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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Then you cross your fingers they won’t cancel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the meantime, he has one last piece of Musk-related business, once the PR push for “Musk” is over: He plans to cancel his X account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Or, be sure you have a friend on deck who is willing to attend should the other person cancel.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Learning how to fall and pretending you have superpowers can’t cancel out physics.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was too juicy a bit of drama for the scythes to cancel just because they were no longer apprentices of Scythe Faraday.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison cancels a plan to sell 50 million shares of company stock.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Plus: Know your rights as a passenger — and what you’re entitled to if an airline cancels your flight for any reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

In the U.S., if the airline cancels the flight for any reason, you are eligible for a full refund if you choose not to take vouchers, credits, or alternative travel offered by the airline.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

Evans also told the court that an article with the headline "Sick Elton cancels more tour dates" in November 2009 followed a statement on his website.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Trust is what Rania has in our mission when she cancels her dinner plans with her family once again to stay late to work.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

No cause of death was provided, but she had reportedly canceled a number of performances in Ontario, Canada, in September “due to a serious medical condition.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

OpenAI canceled the release of a new model, Astra 6.1, because it deemed the model unreliable and found that it frequently ignored instructions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

They also said that given Netflix’s popularity, subscriptions to the platform were unlikely to be canceled by AI agents, which people are increasingly using to help track what services they’re signed up for.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I tried to think of another time when dinner was canceled, but I couldn’t come up with anything.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

I asked Dots for help canceling a handful of subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In addition, the White House was warned that canceling TPS for Salvadorans would disrupt construction projects in Washington, D.C., the New Yorker reported and a source with knowledge of the warnings confirmed they had occurred.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Dots are OpenAI’s answer to the current craze around AI agents designed to make users’ lives easier by handling tasks like scheduling trips or canceling subscriptions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Footfall also takes a hit, he said, noting that a stormy season has once again descended and fearful customers are canceling their reservations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

“It’s Samhuinn. I’m canceling our training today, but I wanted to see if you planned to attend the service.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Saturday's schedule saw the return of events for junior runners and toddlers, after fears over Storm Amy last year forced them to be cancelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Howe, who was the world's first future generations commissioner, described helping get dozens of other road projects cancelled including a third Menai crossing over concerns about the environment and wellbeing.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Two stadium gigs in Russia by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West have officially been cancelled.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

West shows were also cancelled in Poland, Italy and France.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Patient has asymptomatic neurosyphilis but cancelled syphilis treatments, said she felt fine.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The ministry also said it would bring changes to the school calendar, including cancelling holidays, to make up for classes missed because of the strike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Muse, Instinct and agents like them promise to make your life easier by planning vacations, sorting calendars and cancelling subscription plans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Saudi Arabia issued attack alerts Tuesday for Mecca -- the holy city's first of the Middle East war -- and Jeddah and Taif governorates, before quickly cancelling them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

She said cancelling surgeries was "absolutely the right thing to do".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead of a roiled mess of waves cancelling each other out, you would have a pond of perfectly ordered waves, with high points and low points appearing regularly at the same spots again and again.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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