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To not help someone

desert

verb

to leave someone in a situation where they have no help or support

forsake

verb

to leave someone, or to stop helping or looking after them, when they still need you

leave someone in the lurch

to leave someone in a difficult situation without helping them

do little to help/solve etc

to fail to help someone/solve something etc

not lift a finger

to not help someone at all

that’s your problem

used for saying in an unkind way that you are not going to help someone or do what they want

abandon

verb

to stop supporting or helping someone

redline

verb

to refuse to give financial help to a person or a business

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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