aborted
adjective
abort·ed
ə-ˈbȯr-təd 
1
: stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger
an aborted rocket launch
2
: failing to achieve the desired result : ending without success : abortive
He made several aborted attempts to escape.
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This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
In an aborted plan to roll out the news, the agency would have emphasized the importance of vaccinating people against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has spread to 19 states, the records show.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The legal dispute centers on an aborted 2021 deal, when SpaceX executives grew angry after news broke that a Chinese firm was going to buy $50 million of the company’s stock.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
The aborted start meant the teams needed to go through their start procedures again for another race start, and the second try wasn’t clean, either.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
In an aborted plan to roll out the news, the agency would have emphasized the importance of vaccinating people against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has spread to 19 states, the records show.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The legal dispute centers on an aborted 2021 deal, when SpaceX executives grew angry after news broke that a Chinese firm was going to buy $50 million of the company’s stock.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
The aborted start meant the teams needed to go through their start procedures again for another race start, and the second try wasn’t clean, either.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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