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When Lois Neville and Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder became co-executive directors of the Hollywood Fringe Festival in early 2020, their first job, Neville likes to joke, was to cancel it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"As the moving van was pulling into the road, we were told by a friend to cancel immediately because two other groups were already waiting," Warr said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Continue the premiums by direct debit and make sure that the insurance company has no reason or loophole to cancel it for lack of payment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He singled out the decision by the government to cancel annual Martyrs Day celebrations on June 3 that normally attract huge crowds from across the region.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Instinct told him that if Colonel Varney had discovered who the men Bull had invited were, then Varney would have done his best to cancel the whole event.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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