cancel
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“You can’t cancel that. No matter what happens, that’s inside me, and we can share that with each other at places like this.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
We didn’t need that price signal for Vietnam to cancel a gas-fired power-station project just two weeks after the war started and replace it with a renewable-energy project.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Two days later, Paramount moved to cancel the show, framing it as “purely a financial decision.”
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Some Army officials were surprised that Hegseth would cancel a deployment that was already under way, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“Please, Mr. Rodrigo, you have to cancel that auction.”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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