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 result was never in doubt - and only 26 of the 169 members of the Storting supported abolition.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 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 committee report consisted of seven resolutions that addressed this salient question: What are the powers vested in Congress, under the present constitution, relating to the abolition of slavery”?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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