abandonment
Example Sentences
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Abandonment of a firm is rare, but the SRA does sometimes have to step in to deal with closures, known as intervention.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Abandonment had a sound — engine noise fading into Ventura Boulevard traffic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
One of these milestones is the completion of Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plan work.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust 1941–1945.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Abandonment has opened the door to the dark and ugly basement where the monsters have been waiting.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing abandonment
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