abandoned
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Abandoned at the airport with nothing but a leash and a lot of confusion, a young goldendoodle has landed on the couch of the officer who rescued him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Abandoned for months on their fishing boat off West Africa, Indonesian sailor Surono and his shipmates face a dilemma: return home without almost a year's wages or stay on the docked vessel.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
"Abandoned is one of the strongest words you can use. I have never seen a manager interview like that before. You could see he was raging with the powers that be at the football club."
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth in Jamaica in 1944, Mr. Cliff was raised by his father and grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Abandoned buildings were seen less often, die naked children vanished, the bravos in the doorways seemed more sumptuously dressed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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