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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That followed an aborted attempt last November to merge two of its funds, including one that had restricted withdrawals.
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Tobias Burns, CNBC, 2 May 2026
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The production at the Winter Garden Theatre, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, unfolds in a surreal garage space, where Willy Loman parks his car after returning from an aborted sales trip and a phantasmagoria of his exhausted life plays out around him.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Key Background Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last November with bipartisan support, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law that same month, following months of debate and scrutiny over the Justice Department’s first aborted effort to release the files earlier in 2025.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Tobias Burns, CNBC, 2 May 2026
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The production at the Winter Garden Theatre, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, unfolds in a surreal garage space, where Willy Loman parks his car after returning from an aborted sales trip and a phantasmagoria of his exhausted life plays out around him.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Key Background Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last November with bipartisan support, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law that same month, following months of debate and scrutiny over the Justice Department’s first aborted effort to release the files earlier in 2025.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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