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[ri-vohk] / rɪˈvoʊk /


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I urged the letter writer, whose parents were the victims, to petition the court to revoke her aunt’s POA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Specifically, the Treasury Department has proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

RSS opponents have called on the State Department to revoke a visa for Bhagwat, who arrived in the U.S. this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Homeland Security then used that information to revoke Global Entry privileges in retaliation, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Karna the Warrior could not make that promise, for if he did, he would have to revoke another one.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

After a user revokes an app’s access to their bank account, they have control over their paycheck again.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

It revokes an order from President Joe Biden in March 2022 that primarily addressed national security concerns related to digital assets.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

The ECJ’s ruling revokes McDonald’s trademark for restaurants and for poultry products, retaining it only in reference to the red-meat burgers it originally referred to.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

To discourage firms from closing plants in Italy, the government decree revokes any state benefits already received if they move production abroad and fire 40% or more of their staff, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022

When Dr. Johansen learns of the publicity, he temporarily revokes Joey’s travel privileges.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Days later, amid calls for further demonstrations, the increase was revoked.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The US still does not have an ambassador stationed in Brasilia, and Brazil's ambassador to Washington finds herself in limbo after her US visa was revoked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia’s Ingenia Communities INA 5.36%increase; green up pointing triangle revoked Warburg Pincus’s data-room access after the retirement-village operator received a US$1.55 billion takeover offer from a rival suitor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others," it said in a statement.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The C.D.C. also temporarily revoked the licenses of three companies, Hazleton Research Products, the Charles River Primates Corporation, and Worldwide Primates, charging these companies with violations of quarantine rules.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The work of VroniPlag Wiki alone has led to several German universities revoking doctoral degrees they had awarded to elected and appointed government officials.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The State department has cited those ties as the reason for revoking the family's status.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Kick rocks and don’t come back,” Bare told the representative, after successfully revoking the agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“The FCC has spent the last 18 months searching for some pretext for revoking the stations’ licenses,” Disney’s attorneys wrote in the filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

South Korea’s safety rating was downgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration, and Canadian officials informed Korean Air’s management that they were considering revoking the company’s overflight and landing privileges in Canadian airspace.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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