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The unprecedented move prompted at least 250,000 subscribers — roughly 10% of the Post’s digital subscriber base — to cancel.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Both times it was attempted, the hand tally produced a significant undercount, prompting officials to cancel the pilot, Larson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I had one cancel on me at pickup last week because I dared to confirm his name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The protests resulted in significant delays, with players speaking out against the actions and referees threatening to cancel matches.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Please, Mr. Rodrigo, you have to cancel that auction.”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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
Company A owns company B, and company B owns company A. What cancels out what?
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
In the case of a universe that is approximately uniform in space, one can show that this negative gravitational energy exactly cancels the positive energy represented by the matter.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Shortly after, he announced $1.7 billion in additional funding would go toward roads and bridges, though it is unclear how much of that came from grants he had already canceled for bike infrastructure.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
In May, she canceled them altogether, sparking new fears.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"As of now, the Ye concert has not been canceled," it added in a follow-up message.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The U.S. has canceled the Twin Dragons amphibious exercise with South Korea, which was scheduled for next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cancel the world, like you canceled my voice in front of the whole retreat community.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The school ended up canceling its season after too many players were declared ineligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
And then a representative for Grande announced she’d be taking a break from the public eye, finishing her tour, but canceling her much-anticipated London performance in “Sunday In The Park With George.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But some restaurateurs grouse that the apps also make diners feel removed from a restaurant and more blase about canceling, and less likely to just walk in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
The school's managing director Michael Kunz said classes will be cancelled on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince Haakon, have cancelled all royal engagements and they have gathered at his bedside at Oslo University Hospital with other members of the royal family.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Classes for Dezhyna -- then in her final year -- were cancelled on February 24, 2022, the day Russia invaded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Western Trust said 321 appointments had been postponed or cancelled on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The 5:56 fast train to Stoke has been cancelled, so its passengers have invaded my train and it’s standing room only in the carriage.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Kristersson was due to hold a speech in Stockholm in the evening but told media he was cancelling it to focus on the incident.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
That meant cancelling a trip last spring to Texas to watch the SpaceX Starship launch with his brother.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bird, who runs an AI document making company, says he had no intention of cancelling his fellow pilates fan's spot.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The German government announced in mid-June that it was cancelling the stalled multi-billion-euro F-126 programme, even though Rheinmetall was widely seen as the frontrunner to take over the project.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
But what if you could arrange the waves so that reflecting waves, instead of cancelling out the new waves, would reinforce them?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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