abortive in the PONS Dictionary

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After an abortive attempt to collectivize herders, livestock remained in private hands.
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The loss of prestige as a result of this abortive operation called for some sort of compensation.
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From exile, the party attempted an abortive guerrilla campaign in the mid-1960s, and then largely disappeared.
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Since the triploid specimens bore abortive spores, it was apparently the hybrid between the diploid and tetraploid groups.
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After an abortive proposal to sell the property, studies continued for its restoration until the 1991 fire.
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There are two types of cytocidal infections, productive and abortive.
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After some time out of use, in early 2011 there was an abortive scheme to reopen it.
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Their aim was to promote a spa, after abortive attempts to find coal had uncovered two springs.
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Apparently, they evolved as abortive branch buds while their spines evolved as vestigial leaves.
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They then made several abortive attempts to seize positions on the outskirts of the city.
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