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call off

verb

  1. to cancel or abandon

    the game was called off because of rain

  2. to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away

    the man called off his dog

  3. to stop (something) or give the order to stop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The government has agreed a new funding package with pharmacy negotiators in England, leading some pharmacies to call off protests that were planned for later this week.

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It could have been called off and, after two years of busting my butt to get back in that position, that was the last thing I wanted.

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The veteran rock band is resuming a tour it called off last year after Ann Wilson was diagnosed with cancer.

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A mobile refuse collection service had to be called off early in Birmingham after it was swarmed by people desperate to dispose of their rubbish.

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A missing crew member from the cargo ship is presumed dead after a search and rescue operation was called off late on Monday.

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