abandonment
Example Sentences
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The problem is attributed to a combination of factors, including gaps in sterilisation and vaccination programmes, rubbish piling up, abandonment of animals, shrinking forest habitats and uneven enforcement of laws.
From BBC
Falsified images and propaganda have been misleading people to worse ends for many years, but these recent shams are evidence of a culture-wide abandonment of a common reality.
From Salon
Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times
Fear of such abandonment led the European Union to agree to a 15% tariff last summer and waive retaliation.
It also has an innovative utility commission that created a structure allowing data-center development to occur at a faster pace while protecting rate payers from abandonment risk.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
