negate
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But it’s not an impossible situation, nor does it negate spending on the yard.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
VPN providers and privacy experts say doing so would mean having to collect user data to carry out checks, and negate privacy as the incentive for using them.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The SBTi said companies also can use power-purchase agreements—long-term contracts that generate new renewable-electricity supply—to negate their emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
However, while tea has numerous benefits, commercial tea products such as bottled or bubble tea, often contain sugar, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives, which may reduce or negate the health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Tell him he’s wrong. War doesn’t negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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"Will advertisers in the hydration break be met with enough discontent that it negates the value of the advertising?" says T. Bettina Cornwell, head of marketing at the University of Oregon.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“He literally negates people from even shooting the ball,” marveled San Antonio point guard De’Aaron Fox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Missing a payment, even by a few days, can trigger a late fee that negates the benefit of the interest-free structure.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
“The result of subsidizing home demand without increasing home supply could be an increase to home prices that negates the potential savings,” Berner wrote.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
Pushing the not next to the phrase it negates eliminates the scope ambiguity.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The breakout also negated a bearish evening star, marked by a doji candle on March 26.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
“But further attacks on vessels and warnings that the Strait of Hormuz would effectively remain closed negated any positive impact,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
The penalty negated the touchdown, marking the second game-winning touchdown that was chalked off for offensive pass interference, and the game was over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The former president appeared on his wife’s podcast, “IMO,” and immediately negated talk of a potential split.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
His skills negated the handicap; he once won on a horse carrying fifteen pounds more than his impost.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The flip side is that big tech firms, oil exporters and other businesses with overseas customers could see a boost, potentially negating some of the negative effects of a weaker dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
They seemed left for dead after Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs in the bottom of the first, immediately negating Freeman’s RBI line-drive single in the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
Boy Kavalier thinks he owns him, negating all necessity for his subject’s approval.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
Rather than directly address vehicle size, they tout emergent technologies, like pedestrian automatic emergency braking, that can theoretically avoid crashes entirely, negating the risk that hulking vehicles present in a collision.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2024
I apologize for the double negative, but it’s a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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