abolition
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It also pointed to the abolition of US tax incentives for EV purchases and the easing of fossil fuel regulations, as well as a decline in the competitiveness of its products in Asia.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Students also called for the abolition of ICE and spoke of wanting the school board to rescind what they regard as anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
The story of slavery’s abolition in the Atlantic world is often told from a top-down perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The purpose of abolition is, in part, accountability for the crimes its agents and administrators have committed, but it would be a worthy and necessary goal anyhow.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026
Train came through with the initial funding, and in January 1868 Stanton and Anthony turned their backs on twenty years of work in the abolition movement to begin publishing the Revolution.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing abolition
American History I
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The American Civil War
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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