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cancelled

ADJECTIVE
stopped
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What we're seeing is a picture of consistency, broadly, after years of flux in 2020 and 2021 when exams were cancelled because of the Covid pandemic and results were based on teachers' assessments.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

In the UK, the long-running Wireless Festival was cancelled when West - who had been due to headline all three nights - was denied entry to the country.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

"It was a mistake, as it clearly wasn't going to work. We cancelled it and refunded the few participants," she said.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The German defense group trimmed its sales guidance for the year this month after the German government cancelled a major frigate order.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

First, classes were cancelled, and the whole school was overrun by guards poking through all our bedrooms.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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