abandon
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He’s not unaware that Meyers’ mostly 20-something male friends have — like many — romanticized the gritty abandon of lower Manhattan’s bygone literary scene and perhaps Ed’s tenuous place in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez, managing partner of Aurora Macro Strategies, said Colombian presidents often have to face unforeseen challenges that lead them to abandon or scale back their initial plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The troops engaged the terrorists with effective fire, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee into adjoining bushes," he said, noting that all the hostages had been recovered without any casualties.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The airport shutdown also prompted a cargo plane to abandon its planned landing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Should he abandon his own tree and try to swim back to Abby?
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The Justice Department rarely abandons cases that have already been charged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
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
"No farming community abandons fields and homes lightly," says archaeologist and co-first author Ramiro Barberena, a researcher at CONICET.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
She abandons the cart in the middle of the aisle and walks toward the exit.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
In a brief preface Mr. Hoffman has also told us about wrens colonizing an abandoned swallows’ nest above the door of the house he shares with his wife, Julia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s believed she parked her Hyundai — which was found abandoned by authorities three days later — near Doane Pond, about two miles into the recreational area, after purchasing a parking pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, the pope appears to have viewed England as having abandoned his faction and aligned itself with his rival.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and documents.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
She yanked me backward again, but this time it was to one of the abandoned computers.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The blaze began on Sunday 9 August when a van caught fire on the A31, with 23 drivers abandoning their vehicles as the fire took hold.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"AWS and Amazon can have a wildly successful business without its own frontier model," Jassy said on Thursday, but he denied it was abandoning the effort.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The research doesn’t suggest abandoning the traditional 70% to 80% income-replacement rule.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“But when he played, he was another, a born winner, brave, never abandoning a play.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Never mind where we are,” said Harry, and Phineas Nigellus froze, abandoning his attempts to peel off the painted blindfold.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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