abolished
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When U.S. regulators in 1975 abolished fixed trading commissions—blowing up a decades-old system that had shielded stockbrokers from competition—Schwab started one of the first discount brokerages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“No, I don’t think Thanksgiving should be abolished, but let me tell you more about how groceries should be cheaper.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Police and crime commissioners will be abolished as part of plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk and create a mayorship covering the two counties.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Following a number of other controversial executions and a series of miscarriages of justice it was permanently abolished for murder in 1969.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Tempier abolished many Aristotelian doctrines that contradicted God’s omnipotence, such as, “God can not move the heavens in a straight line, because that would leave behind a vacuum.”
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
