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cancel

[kan-suhl] / ˈkæn səl /




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DHS can extend the program for a six, 12 or 18-month period or decide to cancel the designation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Arsenal, due to play Napoli in the Champions League Wednesday in the southern Italian city, were forced to cancel a news conference ahead of the match after the team's flight was delayed.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Under India's food safety laws, businesses are usually given time to fix violations before regulators suspend or cancel their licences.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Tax loss selling of stocks is used by investors to lower their overall tax bill by using investment losses to cancel out capital gains.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

"The properties of one flower could cancel the properties of the other."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

He annually cancels or cuts short mandatory minicamps at the end of offseason workouts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Plus: Know your rights as a passenger — and what you’re entitled to if an airline cancels your flight for any reason.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

In the U.S., if the airline cancels the flight for any reason, you are eligible for a full refund if you choose not to take vouchers, credits, or alternative travel offered by the airline.

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

Company A owns company B, and company B owns company A. What cancels out what?

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

It’s like every movement she makes with her paddle cancels mine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Within months, “The Late Show” was canceled after 33 years on the air.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Bonnaroo, in Tennessee, announced last month that the festival will take 2027 off to repair the grounds, after heavy storms canceled sets and prompted evacuations this year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Earlier this year, former CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert also canceled the airing of an interview with Talarico on his show after the network’s legal team expressed concern about blowback from the FCC.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Since then, LIV had canceled two tournaments and allowed bills to pile up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Yet, despite varsity practice being canceled, no one ever questioned why Frankie had been there.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

Then, on Wednesday afternoon, the district notified developers in a letter that it was canceling its “RFQ/P” — shorthand for Request For Qualifications and Proposals — and rejecting all bids.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Depending on your situation, this could mean canceling high-priced memberships or unnecessary subscriptions — or making bigger moves, like selling a second car or downsizing your home.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

“The only silver lining is, thank God, we’re still canceling these books,” as one AI-phobic agent put it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

I imagined him canceling the request for backup.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

A music festival set to feature The Killers, Olivia Dean and Jack White was cancelled Friday because the California beach where it was to be held has been eaten away by coastal erosion.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday he had partnered with Microsoft's Xbox for his next project after its development for the PlayStation console was cancelled by Sony.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

It said 54 of 3,028 scheduled arrivals had been cancelled or are not operating, while for departures, 47 of 3,033 scheduled flights were affected.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

"All you see is babies. It's not just wanting that baby so much, it's the cancelled plans in case you get that smiley face."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

If you are bitten by a Malaclaw, all bets, wagers and speculative ventures should be cancelled, as they are sure to go against the victim.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Natasha Asghar, Welsh Conservative shadow health minister, had earlier called for a review of the service and said cancelling surgeries during it "is absolutely the right thing to do".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Last September, Amazon paid $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it deceptively tricked consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions and made cancelling them excessively difficult.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

It is understood the PCB raised the prospect of cancelling the Test at Lord's and the remainder of the three-match tour if the interview aired.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Kristersson was due to hold a speech in Stockholm in the evening but told media he was cancelling it to focus on the incident.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Instead of a roiled mess of waves cancelling each other out, you would have a pond of perfectly ordered waves, with high points and low points appearing regularly at the same spots again and again.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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