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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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He had followed the captain's orders to abandon ship.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

That tension is not a reason to abandon the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But the same demographic was the first to gravitate to streaming platforms and abandon traditional TV which thrives on appointment viewing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Suggesting Americans remain free from surveillance because they could abandon smartphones entirely feels a little like saying citizens remain free from public monitoring because they could stop leaving their homes.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

He does have extraordinary technical abilities—remember that hair on the angel in The Baptism of Christ, the painting that caused Verrocchio to abandon painting.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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