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abdication

[ab-di-key-shuhn] / ˌæb dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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They point instead to cultivated habits of the mind: humility over hubris, restraint over spectacle, moral clarity over unprincipled compromise, patience over immediate gains, and resilience over abdication.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

It isn’t enough to be enraged about this national abdication; we need to build a plan to fix it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Such a recognition is an abdication not only of basic human decency, but also of national interest and strategic sanity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

My organization, UltraViolet, has been one of the leaders in the campaign to hold Meta accountable for its total abdication of the duty to protect users on its platform.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2025

Tyler and his friend Bobby made it very clear that they blamed her for Jack’s abdication of duty.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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