as in deserting
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent
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Moscow has shown no sign of abandoning its maximalist demands in the ongoing peace talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a federal judge upheld the judicial system's commitment to confidentiality by rejecting the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts connected to Epstein's case.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hollow-fiber forward-osmosis membranes developed by Toyobo are designed to allow water molecules to pass while rejecting salts and impurities, improving overall efficiency in modern setups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Aug. 2025
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The 11-year-old was suffering an asthma attack, which was cutting off his supply of oxygen.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Pushed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the project, which had been on hold for decades due to global concerns, would isolate the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Defecting (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting%20%28from%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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