abandonment
Example Sentences
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The administrative-law judge ultimately denied Sleca’s petition for abandonment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
While some states still enforce these laws, they often include exceptions, including parental abandonment or failure to provide support, which would relieve the adult children of any liability.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
She was subsequently arrested on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
A woman has been charged with animal abandonment after she allegedly left her two-year-old dog at a Las Vegas airport, police have said.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Above all, the Renaissance acknowledged the existence of killer facts: facts which required the abandonment of well-established theories.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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