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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After President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and arrested following his aborted imposition of martial law last December, the country’s Constitutional Court will now decide his future.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
There have been too many aborted film projects since to round up here.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
And Democrats still now bear scars from last year’s conflicts over Israel’s invasions of Gaza and Lebanon, their embrace of identity politics and President Biden’s aborted candidacy.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
There have been too many aborted film projects since to round up here.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
And Democrats still now bear scars from last year’s conflicts over Israel’s invasions of Gaza and Lebanon, their embrace of identity politics and President Biden’s aborted candidacy.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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