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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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After the proposal was aborted, Uefa and Concacaf withdrew their support for Infantino when he stands for a fourth presidential term at the Fifa Congress in March next year.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

FFE was aborted after Infantino's plan to sell 21% of the company to private investment companies received widespread criticism.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Before the biggest scandal to hit his tenure - the aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise plan - Infantino was an incredibly powerful figure who appeared bulletproof.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Singaporean billionaire Lim Chap Huat is suing Brookfield Asset Management over an aborted joint venture to buy industrial properties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Then there’s this noise like an aborted sob, and she pushes past me, straight through the door.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli