as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
the abortion of the space mission caused the whole space program to be reexamined
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Rae’s cancellation of An Evening with Issa Rae comes after Shonda Rhimes resigned from her treasurer position at the Kennedy Center amid fallout following Trump’s election to the board.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025 -
Large nuclear projects in the U.S. have long been stymied by delays, cost overruns and cancellations.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025
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Japan's unstated fears of U.S. abandonment What neither Ishiba nor other Japanese officials will discuss publicly is their concern that the U.S. might move away from its commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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The consequences of this kind of abandonment, Whetstone said, can be severe.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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His decision is a nudge toward a more rational death penalty and perhaps its eventual abolition.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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In Wide Sargasso Sea, Bertha is imagined as a girl originally named Antoinette, raised in Jamaica on a fallow sugar plantation after the abolition of British slavery.—
Ilana Masad,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Abortion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abortion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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