abandoned
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But in a media environment primed for outrage, context is abandoned in service of engagement.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
They abandoned an all-in pick for an investment in the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Large numbers of bodies were placed quickly on top of pottery debris in an abandoned public area, which became the central focus of this study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Videos of runway shows put on by the art-fashion collective Women’s History Museum reveal a series of unique venues—an abandoned Wall Street bank, an East Village church, a dying shopping mall in Chinatown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
At first, Mosley pretended like he was there to fix something, like the dishwasher or the refrigerator, but he eventually abandoned the charade, and now he just came over for lunch.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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