abrupt withdrawal

Example Sentences

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As important as any new supply from Iran is the diminished threat of its abrupt withdrawal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Langone’s abrupt withdrawal could potentially jeopardize its viability if they are unable to collect data on the children at the N.Y.U. site.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

An abrupt withdrawal of most foreign development support after the Taliban seized power on Aug. 15 from Afghanistan's Western-backed government has sent the economy into freefall.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2021

In 2018, for example, then-Defense Secretary James Mattis stepped down after former President Trump ordered an abrupt withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Syria.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The readjustment necessitated by the abrupt withdrawal of all Soviet aid and technical advisers was said by Albanian leaders to have retarded economic development by three years.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane