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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

He became king of Scotland in the cradle, following the abdication of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Such a recognition is an abdication not only of basic human decency, but also of national interest and strategic sanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

My organization, UltraViolet, has been one of the leaders in the campaign to hold Meta accountable for its total abdication of the duty to protect users on its platform.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

“Your abdication has become necessary to save Germany from civil war.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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