abandoned
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Britain had only just abandoned rationing; in California, swimming pools weren't luxuries - just a way of life.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
More than 600 people and their pets abandoned Troedrhiwfuwch, Caerphilly County, in 1985 because of fears the village - nestled in Rhymney Valley - would be hit with a catastrophic landslip.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
"The Bergstrom site presented a puzzle because it was used intermittently and abandoned when bison were common throughout the region and hunting was intense," Wendt explained.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
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
All the power I had felt just hours before had abandoned me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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