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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As co-founder of the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights, she led a nearly three-decade campaign to abolish the death penalty in Lebanon.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The country's biggest union, Unia, also warned the initiative would weaken labour protections, abolish rules barring discrimination between resident and foreign employees and "open the door wide to wage dumping".

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

"In making that manifesto commitment to bring the leasehold system to an end, we were not promising to immediately abolish leasehold outright," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"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

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

RIP’s model of buying debt at discount prices is especially attractive to donors because on average, every $1 donated abolishes about $100 in face value medical debt.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

The deal abolishes 99% of taxes on exports, saving Australia about $10 billion on exports including lamb, beef, sugar and dairy.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

The natural distinction of capacity which society abolishes by the social equality of wages.

From Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by Ernst Viktor Zenker

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When slavery was abolished across most of the empire in 1833, the British government paid £20 million to slave owners in compensation.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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

On Thursday, fan groups from clubs across the country shared co-signed statements critical of VAR and calling for the video assistant referee technology to be abolished.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Escaped slaves called “maroons” led revolt after revolt until slavery was finally abolished in Surinam in 1863.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

An amendment abolishing slavery was passed by Congress in January 1865.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Michelle Guy of the Alliance Party proposed an amendment abolishing the defence of "reasonable punishment", which is available to parents and caregivers in some circumstances.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

On Sunday, a federal judge in Baton Rouge granted Duncan’s request for a temporary restraining order, declaring the bill abolishing the criminal court clerk position to be unconstitutional.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

It could even reach for a nuclear option: abolishing the draft altogether, and making incoming rookies free agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

After the meeting, a network of two thousand women set off on a nationwide mission to collect signatures on a petition urging Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling