abandonment

Example Sentences

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The scale of the decline is still unclear, because people’s abandonment of ACA plans isn’t final until they fail to pay their first-month premiums, and statistics on that trend aren’t yet fully available.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"Unfortunately, the industry as a whole has not succeeded in eradicating this cancer that is the abandonment of seafarers," said Arrachedi.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The judges said the court received a notice of abandonment of appeal signed by Tarrant using a "self-styled moniker" but the document was thrown out because it was not dated or witnessed.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“I told them abandonment wasn’t exactly correct. When I explained that you had celebrated our departure with a few toasts they crossed out ‘abandonment’ and wrote down ‘gross negligence.’

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin