aborted
adjective
abort·ed
ə-ˈbȯr-təd 
1
: stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger
an aborted rocket launch
2
: failing to achieve the desired result : ending without success : abortive
He made several aborted attempts to escape.
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Delta Airlines is under investigation after an apparent engine issue led to an aborted takeoff.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his aborted martial law decree.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Spirit stock went into a tailspin following news of the aborted merger.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his aborted martial law decree.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Spirit stock went into a tailspin following news of the aborted merger.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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