as in to desert
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent
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His paintings capture the rhythms of daily life—women draped in flowing tobes set against stark, open backdrops of the sky or desert in some, bustling market stalls in others.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025 -
In 2024, annual ticket revenue in the country crashed 23 percent to $5.8 billion, the lowest total in a decade, leaving many in the industry worrying that the country’s youth may have deserted the cinema for good in favor of free forms of mobile entertainment.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Mar. 2025
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The decision, however, has been the subject of apparent criticism from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, who have claimed Williams and Wilmore were abandoned by the Biden administration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mission drew political attention when Trump and Musk vowed to speed up the astronauts' return and accused former president Joe Biden's administration of abandoning the astronauts.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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This idea of spreading the games out as widely as possible was rejected by Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Real Madrid TV after Saturday’s win at Villarreal.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Florida Supreme Court and a federal appeals court each rejected appeals to delay James' execution.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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So, if the cut off on money owed is June 30, 2029, for example, then Medved or a school hiring him would need $1.85 million to buy out the rest of his current contract.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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Some congregants had completely cut off communication with their own parents or grandparents because their families wouldn’t match their devotion to Rose and the church.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Defect (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect%20%28from%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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