cancel
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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
The country hitmaker said she had never had to cancel a show before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The only thing that does not cancel out is the fee you pay for it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
And then this most conscientious of musicians began to cancel performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I am giving the person or people responsible for this prank exactly two hours to come forward or I will be forced to cancel the talent show entirely,” she announced.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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Inspectors also found the service frequently uses overtime and cancels officers rest days in order to meet operational demand.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
Company A owns company B, and company B owns company A. What cancels out what?
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
I’m not sure one sweet girl cancels out two wild boys, but arguing seems pointless.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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
RIP: Despite a Season 2 renewal earlier this year, Disney just announced “Wonder Man” has been canceled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Wednesday to comply or Thursday’s vote likely would be canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ticket sales are final and cannot be canceled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
School was canceled while they aired out the building that day, but it still smelled like rotten eggs for an entire week.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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People familiar with the matter said that LIV is on the verge of canceling its team championship, the final event on the schedule and a tournament once touted as LIV’s crown jewel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
They claimed that wasn’t “the reason” for canceling, though they didn’t provide an alternative explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
We’re canceling our plans to run around the city so Arthur can be a Super Tourist, and he’s just going to help me study instead.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said in June that a local artist had told her that "all her gigs were cancelled".
From BBC ● 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
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
Following the furore surrounding Saltburn Cricket Club over an alleged cheating scandal, the club's second team's Wednesday evening match has been cancelled.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
First, classes were cancelled, and the whole school was overrun by guards poking through all our bedrooms.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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Then Egypt praised Infantino for cancelling his masterplan.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Last month, the BBC said it was cancelling this year's Christmas special, at the same time as show runner Russel T Davies announced he was leaving the long-running sci-fi show.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Schools in southwest England said they were planning to finish the day early and a train company said it was cancelling or changing some of its services out of London because of the "severe weather".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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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