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aborted

  • past participle
    of abort.
    abort
    verb (used without object)
    to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.
  • past tense form
    of abort.
    abort
    verb (used without object)
    to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.

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A United Airlines crew twice aborted their takeoff, and then declared an emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Earlier this month, European football's governing body said that despite Infantino's plan being aborted following widespread condemnation, the conditions required to prevent a boycott had "not been met".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The deal involving Kushner comes after he was part of the recent controversy surrounding Fifa president Gianni Infantino and an aborted plan to sell off stakes in the governing body's competitions to private investors.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Authorities also are looking into a second unidentified object that collided with a cargo plane after the plane aborted its landing at Leipzig due to the closure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Padre de Jesus had told me about an aborted visit Dedd had made to his rectory.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez