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abandonment

[uh-ban-duhn-muhnt] / əˈbæn dən mənt /
NOUN
forsaking
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Instead, the Backrooms provide a collectively imagined and online environment of unease, abandonment and liminality.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

The charity fears the abandonment could be the first of many following legislation introduced in April which requires all primates kept as pets in England to be licensed.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But urbanisation, changing land use and the abandonment of grazing and other traditional farming practises, appear to have significantly reduced available food sources, the wildlife groups noted.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

New toy: Lotso, a stuffed bear with abandonment issues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Still, her abandonment added to my hurt I even longed for my brother, despite his rudeness to me when we last parted.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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