Regular meetings of the Council ended in 1884, after the church publicly abandoned its theocratic aspirations.

Lukács publicly abandoned his positions of 1956 and engaged in self-criticism.

It publicly abandoned advocating for any policies or laws that required the teaching of intelligent design in favor of a Teach the Controversy strategy.

In January, President Bush publicly abandoned this practice.

Among the changes announced in a tougher marketing climate, Merck publicly abandoned its longstanding refusal to reduce prices earlier this year.

Some guerrillas and their civilian allies have openly criticized their commanders for publicly abandoning the goal of a military victory.

On leaving he publicly abandoned music, shifting his creative focus to writing.

President Avila Camacho deliberately and publicly abandoned the cultural politics of his predecessors.

Malicounda Bambara is especially notable for being the first village in Senegal to publicly abandon the traditional practice of Female genital cutting.

Some were publicly abandoning the Solidarity banner, others were stubbornly clinging to it, insisting that it remain hidden underground.