How does AbortController provide composable cancellation for fetch, event listeners, and custom async work — and how do you propagate one signal through layered async operations?

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Imagine you have a magic stop button that can tell your toys to stop playing. AbortController is like that button for computer tasks—it can stop a download, stop listening, or stop any job you started, all with one press.

How does AbortController provide composable cancellation for fetch, event listeners, and custom async work — and how do you propagate one signal through layered async operations?

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