abolish
Example Sentences
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A bill to abolish the remaining 92 seats reserved for hereditary peers was introduced in September 2024.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Given such concerns, to say nothing of the general inconvenience associated with daylight-saving time, it’s no surprise that there have been a growing number of calls to abolish the back-and-forth clock changing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
If we abolish SRG, we will have to reinvent it later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Cinthya Martinez, a UC Santa Cruz professor who has studied the movement to abolish ICE, noted that it stems from the movement to abolish prisons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026
“Or maybe abolish is the word. I hear talk of folks wanting to abolish slavery,” I said hesitantly.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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