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“People can decide where to go on vacation or not. Those are easier to adjust and cancel or dial back. But those required or necessary expenses are there, and they are very hard to adjust.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Although the escaping material is launched in random directions, the kicks do not cancel out perfectly.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Those plans made the decision to cancel into “a household decision instead of an individual one, and multiline discounts made leaving expensive,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Schools were closed and some customers had to cancel work due to childcare issues as a result, while others had difficulty dealing with medical conditions, according to Ofwat.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
When Uncle Cliff had his accident, George was sure Aunt Daisy would cancel the trip.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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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
Company A owns company B, and company B owns company A. What cancels out what?
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
One thing also worth noting: If an airline cancels a flight or makes a significant change, you are entitled to a full refund if you choose not to travel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2025
Former chancellor Philip Hammond also told the World at One programme on Thursday that he "wouldn't personally recommend the chancellor cancels her trip to China. This can wait until she gets back next week".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
“That cancels an android into catalepsy,” Rachael said, her eyes shut.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Some of the groups who had their grants canceled sued in an effort to get their funding.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is being held Friday, after an attempted assassination of President Trump canceled the April event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The flight ended up being canceled because of thunderstorms, the report said, but was one of a number of last-minute requests made by the Vances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ultimately, Anthony was outvoted and the women’s rights convention was canceled.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Mr. Carney won early support by canceling his predecessor’s carbon tax, rolling back planning requirements for construction and proving a shrewd political operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
These actions included things like changing the title on bank accounts and other property, redirecting household bills, canceling credit cards, consolidating retirement accounts, making Roth conversions and giving away money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 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
“It was awfully kind of you to rearrange your schedule to help me, Theo, when my aunt realized she couldn’t bring it herself, Theo, even though it would mean you canceling other plans.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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A hearing on a preliminary injunction scheduled for next week—that would have barred Paramount from closing the merger while the states’ antitrust lawsuit proceeds—has been cancelled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before Medicare was created, only 54% of elderly people had health insurance, and that could be cancelled without cause when they got sick, which, as you know, tends to happen when you get old.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
And last season alone, Liverpool analysed almost 700,000 ticket registrations, with 67,663 suspected fake accounts blocked or cancelled, and a further 121,379 accounts currently under investigation.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the time, organisers of Tonnau festival confirmed that the festival had been cancelled to enable the authorities to carry out their inquiries.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I know. That’s why I’ve cancelled every dome event.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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United conducted a crackdown on touting last season, cancelling 22,000 tickets for the first five home games of the season.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But, as the relationship progressed, Griffiths became more and more unreliable - often cancelling plans at the last minute.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
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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