abandon
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However alarming the warnings might be, few seem to be taking them as a reason to abandon the AI trade that is responsible for much of the U.S. stock market’s multiyear rally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Such weather extremes may have caused queens to abandon their nests or die, reducing the initial spring queen bounty to a more modest population.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
"American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable," US Central Command said in a statement, adding the strikes were "in response to Iran's most recent failed attacks".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I didn’t want to abandon my city,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Should he abandon his own tree and try to swim back to Abby?
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The Justice Department rarely abandons cases that have already been charged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even if Warsh’s Fed abandons that level of transparency, the minutes will still be useful for investors, according to Englander.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The chip abandons the standard method of spreading light into a rainbow.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
"I will not be a minister who abandons yet another generation of Territory kids," Cahill said when the details of the review were announced.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
She abandons the cards and turns to something else instead.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
In 2005 it was the target of similar plans for an asylum seekers accommodation centre, external, which were abandoned by the then-Labour government.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We feel abandoned, and we believe this march is a way to express that, despite the passage of time, we have not normalized the violence and we want peace."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
When I was done in Studio City, I drove across town to meet with construction worker and pastor Juan Galicia, whose house was torched in March when fire jumped from an adjacent abandoned property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The country that had promised to fight for their freedoms swiftly abandoned them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
After countless hours, countless plans attempted and abandoned, the task had been deemed impossible.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
In April 1917, the German submarine UC-30 was making its way through waters near Rømø after abandoning a mission to Ireland because of engine problems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Additionally, McVay went to his usual bag of tricks, abandoning a successful running attack in favor of a tired and rusty Matt Stafford passing incessantly, being harassed and ineffective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Police were on Tuesday hunting for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum in southern France, after abandoning two others in its garden as they fled, a mayor said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some retailers began abandoning certain product lines after grappling with product shortages and overstocks during the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“We want to go home!” the boys wailed, for this idea of their mother abandoning the family to live with Veronika did not sit well with them.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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