abandoned
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“The realities of contemporary pricing sobered us up very quickly. We abandoned the idea.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It maintains Andriesz's employment was terminated after he refused to follow medical advice, declined to perform essential job duties, rejected reasonable accommodation, and ultimately abandoned his role.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
This imbalance is why creationists have abandoned most efforts to force their ideology into schools.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Remember the Tour cyclist who abandoned his bicycle and decided to run up the mountain instead, clackety-clacking over hot asphalt in his plastic shoes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
His fellow merchants had abandoned him, and his best friend had paid a fortune to hire the murder god of an accidental religion—Cid, who had been my first love.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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