abandonment
Example Sentences
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Abandonment of a firm is rare, but the SRA does sometimes have to step in to deal with closures, known as intervention.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Abandonment had a sound — engine noise fading into Ventura Boulevard traffic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Abandonment was so common that there was an actual phrase for the process — “to turn off,” as in, “When Alexander McKay retired, he ‘turned off’ Marguerite.”
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Abandonment issues, the young man has a bunch.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2019
Abandonment has opened the door to the dark and ugly basement where the monsters have been waiting.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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