formally abandon
Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words
to officially and publicly stop doing or supporting something
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- The government was forced to formally abandon its controversial new tax policy after widespread protests.
- After a series of failures, the company decided to formally abandon its venture into the European market.
- The treaty requires both nations to formally abandon their claims to the disputed territory.
- He will formally abandon his claim to the inheritance in the next court hearing.
- Due to budget cuts, we must formally abandon the research project.
- In a public statement, the candidate formally abandoned his campaign for mayor.
- The monarchy formally abandoned its absolute power in the 19th century.
- If the data is not promising, the scientific committee will have to formally abandon this line of inquiry.
- It is rare for a country to formally abandon a long-standing tradition without significant debate.
- The process to formally abandon the old software system will begin next quarter.