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, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And since the start of 2025, there have been a string of incidents, including an aborted landing to avoid another aircraft, collision warnings in commercial jets attempting to land and the midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
And therein lies the root of Stanford’s many ills over the past eight or 10 years, from the Varsity Blues scandal to the (aborted) plan to cut sports to the missteps in men’s basketball and the deterioration of football under David Shaw and the Taylor mess and everything else.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
This news came after the aborted launch of Venu Sports.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And since the start of 2025, there have been a string of incidents, including an aborted landing to avoid another aircraft, collision warnings in commercial jets attempting to land and the midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
And therein lies the root of Stanford’s many ills over the past eight or 10 years, from the Varsity Blues scandal to the (aborted) plan to cut sports to the missteps in men’s basketball and the deterioration of football under David Shaw and the Taylor mess and everything else.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
This news came after the aborted launch of Venu Sports.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aborted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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