as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking
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According to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton, Derby and Summer are two Ohio terrier mix siblings who were part of a litter of six puppies discovered abandoned along a roadside and brought to a local shelter by a good Samaritan.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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Naturally, the remainder of the tour was abandoned and the royal couple immediately flew home from Kenya.—
Hope Coke,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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That will result in its lineup of juice concentrates being discontinued in the coming months.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Minute Maid's frozen juices - including several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade - will be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that third period, the girls never quit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Del Valle recently attended a choreographers conference in Europe and was surprised to learn that many of them had quit dancing.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Outlet center visits fell nearly 13% from a year earlier, and apparel retail traffic dropped more than 8%, the firm estimates.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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What if, rather than building homes on-site from the ground up, they were cranked out of factories, one unit after another, shipped to where they were needed and dropped into place?—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Laid off (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20off%20%28of%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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