abandon
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"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
I understand not wanting to abandon your cultural customs on your birthday.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
In 1996, when Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan asked owner Peter O’Malley to abandon his plan to build an NFL stadium in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, O’Malley stood down.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 11, 2026
And that nations need not abandon their distinct identities in order to recognize their common interests.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
The truth is I wanted to be sure that he wouldn’t abandon me.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Even if Warsh’s Fed abandons that level of transparency, the minutes will still be useful for investors, according to Englander.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 7, 2026
The chip abandons the standard method of spreading light into a rainbow.
From Science Daily β May 26, 2026
She abandons her academic and career ambitions, takes a job as a court interpreter, and marries Michael, an affable nurse who has little idea of her emotional burdens.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 22, 2026
The possibility of him suiting up in Wolverine yellow, sorry, maize and blue makes me want to sign onto the next Artemis mission, so long as it abandons me on Pluto.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 7, 2026
She abandons half-read novels on chairs and tables.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
With character recognition rates ranging between 88 and 94 percent, the project has revealed information about the cathedral's daily life, its building work, its staff and the care of abandoned children.
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
A single mother abandoned by her husband, she didn’t want her only son serving in the army.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
The abandoned Romanesque Revival-style building has been the source of numerous complaints to the city’s Department of Building and Safety since the initial fire.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 12, 2026
The next day, at a news conference at an abandoned shipyard, Newsom publicly rebuked Solano County’s leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
If a hideaway had to be abandoned, as happened all the time, who would coordinate the move to another address?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Leaving the UK behind has not meant abandoning education, Dani stressed.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
Investors are abandoning French government bonds for quality in German Bunds, which is magnifying the spread of the two wider.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city.
From Barron's β Oct. 3, 2026
“I’m getting a lot of emails from people saying that ‘we’re abandoning Metrolink.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 3, 2026
I see the same process when I am abandoning a campsite, and local people come to scavenge what is left.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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