abandonment
Example Sentences
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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
"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
Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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