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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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It recently abandoned that rule, prompting debate among users over whether the app had lost what set it apart from rivals.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The abandoned Romanesque Revival-style building has been the source of numerous complaints to the city’s Department of Building and Safety since the initial fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The next day, at a news conference at an abandoned shipyard, Newsom publicly rebuked Solano County’s leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Met said officers carried out two searches at addresses in the Peterborough area and that the abandoned vehicle was also recovered by officers.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It was three o’clock, and we were about two miles from Jenkintown, tucked into an abandoned shack in the woods along Shady Oak Lane.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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