abandon
Example Sentences
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As a non-profit, OpenAI would have to abandon its planned IPO and sever ties with powerful investors -- Microsoft, Amazon, and SoftBank -- whose funding is essential in the costly AI race.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
That makes them harder, if not impossible, to abandon.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Still, Powell refused to abandon the idea of a soft landing—bringing inflation down without a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In a letter released on Tuesday, Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem dismissed those efforts and said his group would "not abandon the battlefield".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
It is a common misconception that birds abandon their babies because of scent.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Vocabulary lists containing abandon
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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"The Story of an Hour"
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