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cancel

[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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Instinct can spot conflicting travel bookings on your calendar, then cancel and rebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

DHS can extend the program for a six, 12 or 18-month period or decide to cancel the designation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

However, "in mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios that they would cancel the Physint project", the 63-year-old posted on X.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Both are true, and they cancel out on schedule, 20 minutes apart.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

I don’t want to cancel on two of our clients so last minute.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Duthie says if your airline cancels your flight due to wildfires then "they should offer you the chance to rebook, or provide a full refund".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

In the U.S., if the airline cancels the flight for any reason, you are eligible for a full refund if you choose not to take vouchers, credits, or alternative travel offered by the airline.

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

American Battery Technology shares drop sharply after the Department of Energy cancels a $115 million project that would have split the cost equally.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

“Let’s go find him and tell him to give the Spork back before Mr. Roberts cancels the whole Morpho day!”

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Manilow had surgery for lung cancer and subsequently pushed back or canceled a few appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

So the Higginbothams canceled the coverage and opened up a high-yield savings account, to which they contribute $65 a month.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

‘I still don’t have my MRI’: My health insurer canceled my plan without warning.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Musk canceled Tesla’s luxury Models S and X without replacements as he focuses on fully autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The agreement canceled treaties the Muscogee had made with the Georgia state government and with Spain.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Then, on Wednesday afternoon, the district notified developers in a letter that it was canceling its “RFQ/P” — shorthand for Request For Qualifications and Proposals — and rejecting all bids.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Depending on your situation, this could mean canceling high-priced memberships or unnecessary subscriptions — or making bigger moves, like selling a second car or downsizing your home.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Read this piece if you’re considering canceling your vacation plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Osbourne ended up canceling because he had the flu.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

And poignantly, what if Noah had seen the message from his friend saying their planned day trip to the Cave Hill country park had been cancelled?

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The only broadcast winner to make it to the stage on NBC’s presentation Monday was cancelled CBS late night host Stephen Colbert.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Nearly half of Americans aged 50 and older carry over credit-card debt from month to month, including debt on active cards or cancelled cards, according to AARP.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The move led viewers to raise concerns about the corporation's on-screen representation, after it also cancelled two LGBTQ+ dating shows.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

A Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education had precisely cancelled each other out as far as religion was concerned and had left her serenely impious.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Saudi Arabia issued attack alerts Tuesday for Mecca -- the holy city's first of the Middle East war -- and Jeddah and Taif governorates, before quickly cancelling them.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Last September, Amazon paid $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it deceptively tricked consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions and made cancelling them excessively difficult.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The German government announced in mid-June that it was cancelling the stalled multi-billion-euro F-126 programme, even though Rheinmetall was widely seen as the frontrunner to take over the project.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

But he added cancelling the attack would be "for the future benefit of the world and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

But what if you could arrange the waves so that reflecting waves, instead of cancelling out the new waves, would reinforce them?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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