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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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China's communist government abandoned its decades-long one-child policy in 2016, while Japan and South Korea have invested heavily in pro-natal policies with little impact.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Failure is fatal only when the chisel is abandoned and despair prevails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Two overs later, the weather made a terminal intervention, with the day abandoned at 17:30.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Police were told by the military about the training and asked officers to provide security around the abandoned hospital months ago, a city spokesperson told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Positive that her new husband wouldn’t last long, she expected to leave her past as an abandoned wife behind and become the respectable widow, Mrs. Calvin Brown, within days.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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