abandon
Example Sentences
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That change forced private-equity firms to abandon buy-and-flip strategies and refocus on operational improvements, including drilling more wells and holding assets longer.
These symptoms are among the most common reasons patients abandon the drugs.
From Science Daily
Two years after a newborn baby was found abandoned on a freezing winter's night, London police look set to shelve their investigation despite having discovered that she is the sibling of two other foundlings.
From Barron's
There was no way I was letting my aunt abandon me there.
From Literature
Skeptics say the investment pledges underpinning the agreements are often built on existing investment plans and could easily be abandoned without consequence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
