abandonment
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"While people have been adapting to the climate for much longer, Bergstrom's abandonment shows that people reorganized in response to recurring droughts in the last 2,000 years," concluded Wendt.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
“GAS STATION” pairs a frenetic synth melody reminiscent of Crystal Castles with lyrics about abandonment.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Impacciatore: If there is that moment where we can break, there is a real abandonment and there is a real freedom ...
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The ITF defines abandonment as cases where shipowners walk away from crews, leaving them unpaid, stranded, and without essentials such as food, water or medical care.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Papá’s slow, painful abandonment had wounded us deeply at first, but we had managed to get beyond it by telling ourselves we were free spirits and nothing could ever destroy us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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