abandon
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While the U.S. military presence in the Gulf almost surely will shrink as a result of the damage to U.S. bases in Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. isn’t likely to abandon the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It was a matter of timing for many people, not reckless abandon as the mortgage loan officer would like us to believe.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In 1996, when Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan asked owner Peter O’Malley to abandon his plan to build an NFL stadium in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, O’Malley stood down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
As a result, he has had to abandon his longtime dream of passing on the 400-acre farm he owns to his daughter.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Not a lot, but enough for her to at last abandon all reason, and logic, and good sense....
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Even if Warsh’s Fed abandons that level of transparency, the minutes will still be useful for investors, according to Englander.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
He abandons Lily to social, financial and bodily ruin—an end that feels as inevitable as the downfall of Antigone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The chip abandons the standard method of spreading light into a rainbow.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
She abandons her academic and career ambitions, takes a job as a court interpreter, and marries Michael, an affable nurse who has little idea of her emotional burdens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Everyone abandons their cars and runs south, the complete opposite direction of traffic.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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But, unlike the rust bucket Delano has become, it wasn’t abandoned either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He has abandoned his forebears’ gravitas to create a dynamic, exuberantly expressive sculptural language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Wootten added: "Dying Manx people now have the reassurance that, if their suffering becomes unbearable, they will not be abandoned to pain, fear or desperate alternatives."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
With character recognition rates ranging between 88 and 94 percent, the project has revealed information about the cathedral's daily life, its building work, its staff and the care of abandoned children.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Then again, his father had abandoned them before Michael even got to kindergarten, so perhaps it was best not to have inherited anything.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Given that Warsh doesn’t participate in the dot plot, the task force may recommend abandoning it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Leaving the UK behind has not meant abandoning education, Dani stressed.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
In his closing arguments, prosecutor Patricio Ferrai said that defendants' "chaotic organization" left the ailing player "in a helpless situation, abandoning him to his fate."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m getting a lot of emails from people saying that ‘we’re abandoning Metrolink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The people around you are growing restless from waiting, a sea of shuffling feet, murmuring about abandoning the endeavor in search of someplace warmer to pass the evening.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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