abandon
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This family began diversifying during the mid-Cretaceous period, roughly 100 million years ago -- making it one of the earliest land plant lineages to abandon photosynthesis entirely.
From Science Daily
This summer, we rescued a panini press from our apartment building’s free table — one of those liminal spaces where abandoned houseplants and half-burned candles go to live out their second lives.
From Salon
It has left our Jewish community feeling abandoned, alone and unsafe.
She recounts bitter arguments with her father, who was desperate for her to abandon her faith to save her life.
In 2023, the arms group Rheinmetall had to abandon plans to build a factory in Saxony, another eastern state, in the face of protests.
From Barron's
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