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abdication

[ab-di-key-shuhn] / ˌæb dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The abdication of curatorial responsibility here might have been at least partially forgivable if the show were stuffed with so much engaging work that finding a unifying through-line proved nearly impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

The abdication, Max Kennedy said, is a terrible example for students.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Elizabeth is also the conscience of the piece, befriending the Creature and being alternately attracted to Victor and repulsed by what she sees as his moral degeneracy—never mind his abdication of parental responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Poet's Neuk said the land - at the corner of Greyfriars Garden and St Mary's Place - was gifted to the Fife town by Queen Mary prior to her abdication in 1567.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2025

Tyler and his friend Bobby made it very clear that they blamed her for Jack’s abdication of duty.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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