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cancel

[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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South Korea's professional baseball league was also forced to cancel one game in Changwon after the city's temperature climbed to 39.5 degrees Celsius during the day, marking the second consecutive game cancellation in the city.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Once, she started messaging me at 7 p.m., forcing me to cancel a date with a cute guy I met on a plane because she wasn’t even looking at my messages.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The country hitmaker said she had never had to cancel a show before.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

And then this most conscientious of musicians began to cancel performances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But did that mean we had to cancel the only time we actually spent together?

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

After the video’s release, ABC cancels Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 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

That is, if an airline cancels a flight or makes a significant change, travelers are entitled to a full refund if they choose not to fly.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

After Granddad leaves the next day, Mummy calls Dad and cancels the Australia trip.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Ironically apropos given its subject matter, after our interview but before publication, Disney+ canceled the series, which it had initially renewed for a second season in March.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

But limbo is better than canceled, which is more likely to happen if the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Wednesday to comply or Thursday’s vote likely would be canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi canceled his planned trip to Saudi Arabia following the strikes, per a report by Shafaq, a news outlet headquartered in Baghdad, the country’s capital city.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

In the right corner of the envelopes, the stamps have been canceled.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Finally, prioritize canceling cards with hefty annual fees; if you’re not using them, there’s no point in paying them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

A recent survey by an anti-monopoly and fair-trade advocacy group, said 44% of Netflix subscribers are considering canceling their subscription.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The Pros were refreshed with better noise canceling and battery life just last year, and the over-ear AirPods Max 2 came out in March.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The problem began when we unbundled, canceling our landline, which was like pulling the last thread that kept our lives from unraveling.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

“There’s no such thing as a good magician. Let’s not forget how close we came to canceling the training sessions this summer on account of those hybrid attacks.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The Act, external includes new rights to request flexible working from day one, as well as improved rights to guaranteed hours, reasonable notice for shifts, and payment for cancelled or curtailed shifts.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Ceuta's regional government cancelled the city's annual patron saint festivities, which were due to begin on Saturday, due to the "current circumstances".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Following that ruling, Labour cancelled last year's women's conference outright, awaiting full guidance from the equalities watchdog around the definition of a woman.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education had precisely cancelled each other out as far as religion was concerned and had left her serenely impious.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Bieber also returned to the spotlight earlier this year, with his biggest live performance in four years at the Coachella music festival after cancelling his Justice world tour because of health issues.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Virgin Media has just been fined £28m by regulator Ofcom for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling contracts.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Major indexes were mixed in afternoon trading, with weakness in tech stocks cancelling out big gains in sectors like financials and consumer discretionary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

And, oh dear, what am I to do about cancelling my steamship passage?

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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