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In 2020 after the killing of George Floyd generated widespread campus calls for social justice, another movement to abolish Greek life sprung up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"The policy does not literally seek to abolish landlords, but rather to put in more regulations and taxes on private rentals through measures such as rent controls and expanded social housing," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

He sought to create a selfless “New Man” and tried to abolish money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Germany will raise its retirement age gradually beyond 67, abolish early retirement and expand compulsory pension contributions under a set of new recommendations backed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Furthermore, Article 20 states, “All Germans have the right to resist any person seeking to abolish the constitutional order, should no other remedy be possible.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"So if there were laws in our statute book in 1994, the constitution explicitly says they remain in force until parliament repeals them, abolishes them or changes them," he adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“He founded slave-free Georgia in 1733 and, 100 years later, England abolishes slavery,” followed by the U.S. in 1865, Thurmond said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

The new version of the constitution also declares Uzbekistan a "social state" with increased welfare obligations, abolishes death penalty, establishes greater personal legal protection, and allows non-farming land ownership.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

Another new Maryland law abolishes life without parole sentences for juveniles, making Maryland law consistent with statutes enacted in the District and about 20 states.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

"He takes away our charters, abolishes our laws, suspends our legislatures."

From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Every coin America has ever abolished, from the half-cent in 1857 forward, died the same way.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

In 1799, New York’s legislature passed a law that gradually abolished slavery in the Empire State.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Justice Department abolished the gentleman’s agreement between colleges to end negotiations with prospective students over financial-aid packages after May 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The elections were the first to be held under Kazakhstan's new constitution, which abolished the senate in favour of a new unicameral legislature and reset term limits that would have otherwise been imposed on Tokayev.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

He announced that, by a special decree of Comrade Napoleon, Beasts of England had been abolished.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

The other barrier to abolishing fraternities is their popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

When Watters pressed him about abolishing ICE, he did not surrender the moral argument or get stuck in a defensive loop.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

It recommended abolishing a scheme that allows people to retire early at 63, and expanding compulsory pension contributions to include civil servants and self-employed workers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

In Virginia, however, laws abolishing primogeniture and entail had been passed during the Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis