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- verb Present participle of
abandon . - noun An act in which something or someone is
abandoned ;abandonment ,neglect
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Examples
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Unless he is once again abandoning reality in favor of political expediency.
Matthew Yglesias » Mark Hemingway’s Preposterous High-Speed Rail Spin 2009
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Apparently newspaper book review sections are suffering not because the reviews they publish increasingly go unread, or because the newspapers that sponsor them are being irresponsible in abandoning literary/cultural coverage that doesn't fill the financial coffers amply enough, but because of bloggers and their incessant scribbling, their blogs with funny names, and their goldarned "shallow grandstanding and overblown ranting," their "childish free-for-alls."
Book Reviewing 2010
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The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor.
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His sin – abandoning his family – was not paid out by Satan in hell.
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I asked people to read the post and let me know if it was a cop-out, or if I was justified in abandoning the goal.
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They are once again abandoning their responsibilities and are only reporting on revenue generating stories rather than forcing the candidates to discuss what the hell they are going to do to turn things around. —
Ludacris Raps About Obama, Upsetting Many - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A surprise this time is the reaction to McCain abandoning his principles and promises of a clean issues campaign with some conservatives in the media showing their disgust with this.
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This is why all us fanboys were worried that he wasn't sticking to the story, because in abandoning an original story, he embraced a tired, overdone one.
Kevin's Review: Wanted - The Beauty of Blood and Bullets « FirstShowing.net 2008
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This is why all us fanboys were worried that he wasn't sticking to the story, because in abandoning an original story, he embraced a tired, overdone one.
Kevin's Review: Wanted - The Beauty of Blood and Bullets « FirstShowing.net 2008
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As I speak, Bush is headed down to Florida for another disgusting photo-op while Brother Governor and the Government are again abandoning the victims of Hurricane Wilma.
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