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Harris’ trial for the end of April was recently canceled pending a case reset, according to court records. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025 The court had also been set to hear oral arguments on disciplinary cases, but the hearing was canceled. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 Part of WorldPride 2025 festival in Washington DC, the Center’s Tapestry of Pride events that were scheduled for June 5 to 8 have been quietly cancelled or moved to other venues, according to the Associated Press. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 Some providers diagnosing and treating people with autism have been deluged by requests to scrub their data and cancel appointments, multiple federal health officials told CBS News, over concerns about patient privacy and worries it would be used to support unfounded claims. Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cancel

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“Cancel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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