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has abandoned

  • present perfect of abandon (3rd person singular).

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New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has abandoned his predecessors’ hints, called “forward guidance,” pledging to let the data talk instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.

From Slate May 18, 2026

A Las Vegas-based hospitality group has abandoned plans to build a luxury eco-resort less than a mile outside Joshua Tree National Park.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

The government has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England following legal advice.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

He is Kama, whom the world has abandoned.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy