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In which movie does the crew abandon their vessel after a deadly creature is discovered aboard?

abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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"Morocco is not necessarily seeking to abandon the UN process, but to change the framework for negotiations and draw greater support from regional organisations," says Laaroussi.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Their proposal is not to abandon existing advice, but to expand it by recognizing that potassium intake is another major factor in blood pressure regulation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

In voting to abandon the road elevation project, the supervisors directed county staff to immediately begin developing plans to reroute the road and to approach — and potentially negotiate with — land owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Investors this week didn’t abandon equities entirely, even if they did pour some capital back into the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Leonardo has to abandon the city where he came into his own.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

But what happens when someone so known for their visual flair abandons alluring imagery altogether and lets their writing do all the work?

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The chip abandons the standard method of spreading light into a rainbow.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

Unless the Fed abandons that risk-management framework, focusing on a narrower inflation measure would not materially change policy if inflation risks are skewed one way or another.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

She abandons her academic and career ambitions, takes a job as a court interpreter, and marries Michael, an affable nurse who has little idea of her emotional burdens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Eventually, Celia abandons her search and returns to the foyer, where Marco is standing by the door with her shawl folded casually over his arm.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Owono was sent off and the match was abandoned.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The bases seemed all but abandoned, with word among residents that American service members, a common sight in Bahrain, have all but disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Related: ‘He was heartbroken’: My husband’s kids abandoned him when he was dying.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Companies that abandoned bitcoin mining in favor of data centers gain a clear advantage: a single-focus business model that is easier for Wall Street to value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In early 2007 Grant wrote a series of pieces suggesting that the rating agencies had abandoned their posts—that they were almost surely rating these CDOs without themselves knowing exactly what was inside them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Tesla won’t be fully abandoning its Cybertuck customers, according to Wes Morrill, the lead engineer on the vehicle.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The referee showed Owono a straight red card before abandoning the match.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Instead of abandoning a program he had been with since playing linebacker at there since he was 15 years old, he decided to remain as an assistant coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is premature to conclude the U.S. is abandoning the kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I returned to the table and flipped through the children’s book again before abandoning it for the bestiary.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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