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as in abandonments
the act of abandoning
the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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as in weaknesses
a defect in character
believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.
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After a rash of abandonments led to infant deaths in the late 1990s, Texas became the first in the nation to pass a state law legalizing abandonment.
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Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov, the defense minister, said in January.
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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov said in January.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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These machines are delicate and prone to faults.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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After all, one of the most forceful elements of our free society is precisely our discontent with our own shortcomings.
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Just read our review and be aware of its shortcomings.
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The new documentary reveals some of the interpersonal and business conflicts that led to the disintegration of the classic EW&F line-up, boldly highlighting the various triumphs and failings of leader Maurice White who died in 2016 at age 74 from Parkinson’s disease.
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These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025.
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“Derelictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derelictions. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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