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abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /




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Eventually John meets his fate by falling through a portal into an abandoned mall, then following signs directing him to a manager’s office hidden in its bowels.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

And about the moment she decided that the Gandhi family's political inheritance could not simply be abandoned?

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Warsh has abandoned forward guidance, where the central bank provides an indication on the potential direction of interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“It is absolutely inexcusable that residents on Babcock Avenue have been living next to this abandoned, unsecured private property for years,” Raman said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

What if he’d been wrong about being abandoned on the road?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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