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revoke

[ri-vohk] / rɪˈvoʊk /


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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Revocable trusts allow the person who opens it to retain control during their lifetime and amend it, revoke it or move assets in and out of it, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

In the second, the court let the administration revoke temporary legal protections that have let people from Haiti and Syria live and work in the U.S.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

When the bureau found discrepancies, it tended to settle for reprimands and improvement plans, rarely going so far as to revoke a dealer’s license.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Our goal should be to attract the attention of the people who have the power to revoke the permits for the metal detectors.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

And finally, it revokes pre-1958 authorization for using PHOs in margarine, shortening, bread, rolls and buns.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2023

They demand that he revokes the land deal.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2023

“We demand that Iran revokes the death sentence against Jamshid Sharmahd and allows him to have an appeal that is fair and in line with the rule of law.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2023

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

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

They had been buying permission to use that product, and this permission could be revoked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Five days later, she learned that her Global Entry had been revoked.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

That designation was later withdrawn or revoked by BioDiem, an Australian biotech that had planned to test epitalon for retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that affects at least 80,000 people in the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

I have heard this VAR reversal explained by reasonable folks—Ziko’s goal was revoked because the scoring play originally benefited from a foul.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

This happened when heptachlor was given a tolerance that later had to be revoked.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Treasury Department said it was revoking, effective immediately, the license it had granted on June 21 to allow the sale of Iranian oil.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

How exactly does the Supreme Court’s majority justify revoking TPS?

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

In a statement revoking the award given by his predecessor, Nawrocki said that the move "is not directed against Ukrainian people" and that Poland would continue to support Ukraine.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

At the same time Clark was damaging her image, her Fever bosses came under fire for trying to protect that image by revoking the credential of veteran Fever and Pacers beat reporter Scott Agness.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 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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