abandon
Example Sentences
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Magkos and Stefan say the evidence should encourage people with overweight or obesity not to abandon efforts to lose weight simply because maintaining weight loss can be difficult.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
That makes them harder, if not impossible, to abandon.
From Salon • 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
France has vowed to abandon the so‑called "Francafrique" strategy, under which Paris sought to keep francophone Africa under its thumb through political collusion, exclusive access for French businesses and oblique financial deals, including graft.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
He was now looking for reasons to abandon money management.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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