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call off

verb

to cancel or abandon
the game was called off because of rain
to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away
the man called off his dog
to stop (something) or give the order to stop

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They were scheduled to fight in October 2022 – almost 30 years after their fathers' iconic duels - but the bout was called off on two days' notice because of Benn's failed drug test.

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At the House of Commons on Tuesday, Jim McMahon, housing, communities and local government minister, renewed calls for Unite to call off the strike.

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The 27-year-old whipped in a flush right to hurt Cameron and then loaded up with several unanswered punches before the fight was, perhaps a little prematurely, called off.

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They called off their divorce temporarily, then split permanently the next year.

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"Our message, loud and clear, is that Unite need to call off the strike, accept the deal, and let's get back to normal," industry minister Sarah Jones told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday.

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