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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /






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But an underlying risk that investors have long identified is the interchangeability of their products, and the ease with which customers can abandon one for the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But how does the brain know when it's time to abandon an old strategy and try something new?

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“We’re not trying to abandon L.A.,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

So while there is reason to fret about the U.S. consumer, there might not be enough cause to abandon the retail stocks with strong competitive advantages.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

At the same time, he did not abandon hope of finding some way to budge the North Vietnamese.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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