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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN last week published allegations by several women about Swalwell's conduct, leading his most prominent backers to abandon him.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I didn’t want to abandon that instinct so much as … give it a little more range.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The conclusion isn’t that we should abandon renewables—it’s that they can’t stand alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I’d rather be told there’s no place for me at all, so Mom can abandon this plan altogether.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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