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abandonment

noun as in forsaking

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noun as in abdication

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Rajoelina attempted to dissolve the national assembly before the opposition could vote to strip him of his presidency for abandonment of post, but that didn't work.

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TiVo’s abandonment of hardware in favor of pitching its operating system is one manifestation of the shift.

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Numerous flashbacks include Lobb’s diary entries, which lay bare his marital infidelity and family abandonment for a second marriage to a woman not much older than his children.

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Some Democratic constituencies argue that pulling back on progressive policies like universal healthcare for undocumented immigrants represents an abandonment of core Democratic values rather than pragmatic governance.

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The incident occurred after just four minutes of the Armagh Senior Football Championship Group B game in Mullaghbawn which led to a lengthy stoppage and abandonment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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