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cancellation

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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Working with stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, director Kristoffer Borgli is less interested in matters of compatibility than the fickle calculus of cancellation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The cancellation of the new season of “The Bachelorette” left suitors without expected TV exposure, impacting their potential to become influencers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"A possible cancellation is one of them, but we don't know the conditions," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The 48-hour deadline reflects the fact steps to manage the strike, including the cancellation of appointments and treatments, will have had to be taken ahead of the Easter weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The pain itself was so much a matter of course that it had vanished out of the picture, as if by a process of cancellation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White