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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This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
The company declined to state a valuation, but an aborted special purpose acquisition deal that would have taken the company public in 2022 valued it at $1.2 billion.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
His aborted comeback last season drives a legitimate concern for his long-term health, and as much as the 49ers love Greenlaw, free agency will reveal if another team is willing to pay more and gamble on his health.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
The company declined to state a valuation, but an aborted special purpose acquisition deal that would have taken the company public in 2022 valued it at $1.2 billion.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
His aborted comeback last season drives a legitimate concern for his long-term health, and as much as the 49ers love Greenlaw, free agency will reveal if another team is willing to pay more and gamble on his health.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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