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aborted

verb

Definition of aborted

past tense of abort

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite

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Recent Examples of aborted In 2022, prior to the 15-week protection law, 82,192 innocent children were aborted in Florida. — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Dozens of passengers and crew on the flight that aborted after the man jumped the airport’s perimeter fence in May are suing the airport, the city and two related companies for negligence and wrongful death. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 Or the pilots could have just aborted the landing at that point and circled to try again. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 NordSpace had planned to launch its own Taiga rocket from the Atlantic Spaceport Launch Complex in August 2025, but the test was aborted due to mechanical issues. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 Would the entire operation be aborted before entering the vehicle for the airport? — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The arriving flight had aborted an earlier landing attempt because another aircraft was still on the runway. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 July 2026 SpaceX initially tried to launch Flight 13 on July 16, but the rocket aborted the try at the last second due to engine issues. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

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The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

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Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Lionsgate eventually pivoted to turning Ascendant into a TV movie for Starz that could launch a spinoff series, but the plan was scrapped after the cast, including Woodley and James, declined to return for a television format.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrapped

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The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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